diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_array.sh b/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
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+function g_array {
+  local g_filename=$1
+  local g_arrayname=$2
+  local g_delimeter=$3
+
+  [ -n "$g_delimeter" ] && g_delimeter="-d${g_delimeter}"
+  if [ -f "$g_filename" ]
+  then
+    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 $g_arrayname < "$g_filename"
+  else
+    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 $g_arrayname <<< "$g_filename"
+  fi
+
+}
+