#!/bin/bash

# Function to process each element
process_element() {
    local element="$1"

    # Your processing logic here
    # Example: Check if the length of the element is greater than 3
    if [ ${#element} -gt 3 ]; then
        return 0  # Return 0 if the element should be removed
    else
        return 1  # Return 1 if the element should be kept
    fi
}

# List of elements
my_list=("apple" "banana" "cherry" "date" "elderberry")

# Loop until the list is empty
while [ ${#my_list[@]} -gt 0 ]; do
    # Call the function for each element
    for element in "${my_list[@]}"; do
        if process_element "$element"; then
            echo "Removing: $element"
            my_list=("${my_list[@]/$element}")  # Remove the element from the list
        else
            echo "Keeping: $element"
        fi
    done
done