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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Reading Standard Input Post 302469530 by jim mcnamara on Saturday 6th of November 2010 07:31:16 PM
Old 11-06-2010
Read a file:
Code:
data=$(< myfile.dat)

all of myfile.dat is now read in to the variable called "data"

Is that what you mean? If not, give an example of expected input and what you need to do with the output.
 

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imsettings-switch

imsettings-switch(1)													      imsettings-switch(1)

NAME

       imsettings-switch - Switch Input Method

SYNOPSIS

       imsettings-switch [ -hnqrx ] [ --no-update ] [ --quiet ] [ --restart ] [ --read-xinputrc ] [ --help ] [Input Method name | configuration
			 filename]

DESCRIPTION

       imsettings-switch switches Input Method which is managed under imsettings. Either Input Method name or configuration filename are  required
       unless --read-xinputrc option is specified to determine the target from $HOME/.config/imsettings/xinputrc or $xinputrcdir/xinputrc.

OPTIONS

       This  program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included
       below.

       -n --no-update
	      Do not update $HOME/imsettings/xinputrc. without this option, imsettings-switch will updates it with the targeted Input Method.

       -q --quiet
	      Do not show any messages except errors.

       -r --restart
	      Restart the given Input Method or one which is determined from xinputrc by --read-xinputrc option.

       -x --read-xinputrc
	      Determine the targeted Input Method from $HOME/imsettings/xinputrc or $xinputrcdir/xinputrc if not available.

       -h --help
	      Show summary of options

       Input Method name
	      Switch Input Method to Input Method name.

       configuration filename
	      Switch Input Method to configuration filename.

SEE ALSO

       imsettings-list(1) imsettings-reload(1)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Akira TAGOH <akira@tagoh.org>

								   Apr 10, 2013 					      imsettings-switch(1)
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