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Old 07-21-2009
Reading a file into an array

I have a file that is a text file, how to get all the words into and array, i am able to get each line but not each word Smilie.

Here is what i searched and already found...https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...nto-array.html.

This one reads a whole line into variable filename[*], i need each word to be in filename[*], How do i do this.
Thank you in advance
# 2  
Old 07-21-2009
Example in ksh:
Code:
# cat infile
most people
just do not
use code tags
# set -A myarray `tr -s '\n' ' ' < infile`
# echo ${myarray[*]}
most people just do not use code tags

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Old 07-21-2009
Thanks, that was simple and effective. Smilie
Here is another problem that has been bugging me, have a look at this too if u can. Smilie. Thank you.
---------- Post updated at 06:44 PM ---------- Previous update was at 06:34 PM ----------

Take this code as example i have been trying to find out why my code was not working and this was happening,
CODE:

Code:
string="pop the one"
set -A myarray $string
echo ${myarray[0]}
echo ${myarray[1]}
echo ${myarray[2]}

OUTPUT
pop
the
one

This output comes up correctly when i just type these commands.

But, when i write the whole code in a file and save it as mycode and then run it as ./mycode it says:
./mycode: line 2: set: -A: invalid option
set: usage: set [--abefhkmnptuvxBCHP] [-o option] [arg ...]Smilie


Why is this so? can u explain?

Last edited by SasankaBITS; 07-21-2009 at 10:27 AM.. Reason: code tags, PLEASE!
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Old 07-21-2009
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# 5  
Old 07-21-2009
Hm, make sure using a shebang in the head like
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
...

for example.
# 6  
Old 07-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
Hm, make sure using a shebang in the head like
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
...

for example.
wow, that worked. Thanks. If its not too much trouble can u explain why?
# 7  
Old 07-22-2009
Executing your script without shebang will use a default shell I guess or the one that you current use. With the shebang you tell the system explicit which shell to use to execute that script. Since I wrote the array how it is written in ksh, it would be good to tell the system to explicit use ksh by the shebang.
 
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