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can we use variables containing file names as filenames to commands like tar?
please give an example..:confused:

Input file syntax:
[directory path]
file1
file2
file3

[directory path2]
file4
file5

Script should read the above given file, prepare the list of files mentioned in it using the directory...

hello every one,
i'm a novice in the field of Linux, so please help me out with this problem.
a text file with the following syntax is given:

[/home/abcd/a/3]
file1
file2
file3...