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# 1  
Old 06-03-2010
Question Accessing Multiple files using for loop
Hi All,

I have some files in my directory, and i want to pull all data using for loop....I am using following code but getting error..!

Code:
for file in {file1, file2, file3, ..... filen}
do
 L="$(tail -1 $file)";NUM=${L%%|*};DAT=${L##*|}
 echo $NUM>>filedata.txt
done

Error:
Code:
tail: cannot open input
tail: cannot open input


i tried with other codes, some gave blank data and some something else.....but can understand where the prob is.... Smilie

please help
# 2  
Old 06-03-2010
Try:

Code:
for file in file1 file2 .. filen
[...]

Or:

Code:
for file in <glob pattern>
[...]

For example, if your files are named file1, file2 ..:

Code:
for file in file*
[...]


It's a good practice to quote your variables too:

Code:
tail -1 "$file"

# 3  
Old 06-03-2010
try with:

Code:
for file in "file1" "file2" "file3" ... "filen"

# 4  
Old 06-07-2010
MySQL
Thanks a lot........now its working for me...!!

i used file in "file1" 'file2".......!


NB:Please let me know how can i close threads if my issue gets resolved.
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