06-13-2007
Read and store each line of a file to a variable
Hi all,
I'm quite new to unix and hope that someone can help me on this.
I'm using csh.
Below is what i intend to do.
1. I stored some data in a file.
2. I intend to read the file line by line and store each line of data into a variable, so that i can used it later.
Anyone have any suggestion how this can be done?
Pls help. Thanks.
Regards.
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line(1) User Commands line(1)
NAME
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS
line
DESCRIPTION
The line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns
an exit status of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is:
0 Successful completion
>0 End-of-file on input.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 1 Feb 1995 line(1)