How to store directory files listing into an array?

Question

I\'m trying to store the files listing into an array and then loop through the array again. Below is what I get when I run ls -ls command from the console.

Answer 1

Running any shell command inside $(...) will help to store the output in a variable. So using that we can convert the files to array with IFS.

IFS=' ' read -r -a array <<< $(ls /path/to/dir)