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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to put content of file into a variable? Post 302462147 by 14th on Wednesday 13th of October 2010 11:31:59 AM
Old 10-13-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by danmero
Code:
# cat file
note:
this a note
a simple note
a very very simple note
# var=$(<file)
# echo "$var"
note:
this a note
a simple note
a very very simple note

I don't know it will be as simple as that, because I'm new to bash and I only know cat.
Thanks.Smilie
 

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SFXTEST(1)							   AWE32 manual 							SFXTEST(1)

NAME
sfxtest - test utility for the Linux AWE32 driver SYNOPSIS
sfxtest [command parameters] ... DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the sfxtest command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others), because the original program does not have a manual page. sfxtest is a program designed for testing that the Linux AWE32 driver has been set up properly, and that the appropriate patch files are loaded correctly (using sfxload(1), or gusload(1)). OPTIONS
The program takes a series of commands followed by arguments. It accepts the following commands:- X Instructs the program to use channel control mode. x channel Changes the channel being operated on to channel b bank Changes the bank being used to bank p program Changes the program (instrument) being used to program n note velocity Sends a noteon command for note note at velocity velocity k Kills a note (sends noteoff). K note Kills the note note (used for channel mode). r value Sets the pitch sense to value w value Sets the putch wheel to value t time Waits for time hundredths of a second. c value Sets the panning value to value v note velocity Changes the key pressure of note to velocity velocity D mode Sets the debug mode of the driver to mode C mode Sets the chorus type to mode R mode Sets the reverb type to mode F parameter value Sends an effect command type parameter , with value value I (Re-)Initializes the AWE32 driver and EMU8000 chip. SEE ALSO
sfxload(1), gusload(1), drvmidi(1) AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Tom Lees <tom@lpsg.demon.co.uk>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system. The AWE32 driver and utilities were written by Takashi Iwai <iwai@dragon.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp>. awesfx 0.3.3 Sun Mar 2 09:57:48 GMT 1997 SFXTEST(1)
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