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Beginner needs help with first script
Hi, so I have been doing ok making a relatively simple script just processing some data. However I am now at the point where im struggling to find the specific help I need.

I have files in the form of yyyy.ddd.hh.mm.ss.stationnumber.component (they are earthquake events). eg.
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.e
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.n
2006.162.20.11.27.N60027.z
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.e
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.n
2006.165.04.28.18.N60027.z ....

So each event is split into 3 files, and i have ~ 30 events.
I need to read these all into a program 3 at a time, ie the e, n & z. And this is where i am having the problem.
I can do
read day1time1. and this reads all the n,e,z components at the same time, so do i need to create a loop? to then run the section of the script again but to read in day2time2. ?

The Bash version Im using is 3.2.25(1).


Any help/tips will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

*EDIT for exact filenames*
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tcl_allowexceptions

Tcl_AllowExceptions(3)                                        Tcl Library Procedures                                        Tcl_AllowExceptions(3)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NAME

       Tcl_AllowExceptions - allow all exceptions in next script evaluation

SYNOPSIS

       #include <tcl.h>

       Tcl_AllowExceptions(interp)

ARGUMENTS

       Tcl_Interp *interp (in)          Interpreter in which script will be evaluated.
_________________________________________________________________

DESCRIPTION

       If  a  script is evaluated at top-level (i.e. no other scripts are pending evaluation when the script is invoked), and if the script termi-
       nates with a completion code other than TCL_OK, TCL_ERROR or TCL_RETURN, then Tcl normally converts this into a TCL_ERROR  return  with  an
       appropriate  message.  The particular script evaluation procedures of Tcl that act in the manner are Tcl_EvalObjEx, Tcl_EvalObjv, Tcl_Eval,
       Tcl_EvalEx, Tcl_GlobalEval, Tcl_GlobalEvalObj, Tcl_VarEval and Tcl_VarEvalVA.

       However, if Tcl_AllowExceptions is invoked immediately before calling one of those a procedures, then arbitrary completion codes  are  per-
       mitted from the script, and they are returned without modification.  This is useful in cases where the caller can deal with exceptions such
       as TCL_BREAK or TCL_CONTINUE in a meaningful way.

KEYWORDS

       continue, break, exception, interpreter

Tcl                                                                     7.4                                                 Tcl_AllowExceptions(3)