--- a/share/local-bsdtools/array.sh	Thu Aug 29 19:24:21 2024 +0200
+++ b/share/local-bsdtools/array.sh	Thu Aug 29 19:25:27 2024 +0200
@@ -75,6 +75,25 @@
 
 
 #:
+#: Create or re-create a new array.
+#:
+#: Args:
+#:   $1 (str): The name of the array.
+#:             Must conform to shell variable naming conventions
+#:   $2... (optional): Optional initialization values
+#:
+#: If the array exists already it will be reinitialized completely.
+#: If the array does not exist already it is just like `array_create`.
+#: It is just a convenience function for calling `array_destroy`, ignoring
+#: errors eventually, and calling `array_create`.
+#:
+array_new() {
+    array_destroy $1 || true
+    array_create "$@"
+}
+
+
+#:
 #: Get the length of an array
 #:
 #: Args: