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Bash function to read the lines of a file into an array using the builtin, mapfile.

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  • Reads the lines of the specified file into an array. The resulting array is in the dedicated variable, MAPFILE.
  • Skips "commented" lines or portions of lines.
  • Skips blank lines.
  • Trims leading & trailing spaces in every line.
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