zsh has so-called expansion modifiers that do this. For example string="Paris, France, Europe" arr=(${(s:, :)string}) for x in $arr; do echo "<$x>"; done

zsh has so-called expansion modifiers that do this. For example string="Paris, France, Europe" arr=(${(s:, :)string}) for x in $arr; do echo "<$x>"; done <Paris> <France> <Europe>