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02-07-2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nabmufti

while read line $var

I don't think read works this way.
Try:

Code:

cat $var | while read line

It appears from your error that you are inadvertantly executing the lines of the file rather than just reading them. Post your full script (use CODE and /CODE tags carefully to make it easier to read) and we'll take a look.