How to read a file in unix using do....done loop

sreenusola · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008

Hi ,

can some give me idea about how to use do...done while loop in UNIX to read the contents of a file..

lochraven · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008

One simple example:

while read line
do
do what you want here with $line
done < filename

sreenusola · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008

Thanks a lot

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