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Old 08-19-2010
spaces in array field
I have a file, names(i) where each entry is 'first last' name. 'cat names' is fine. But in a shell script

Code:
>for file in $(cat names)
> do
>   echo $file
> done

the first and last name appear on 2 lines. I have tried escaping and quoting the space but to no avail. The names are to be used in renaming jpg files and will be used to print labels with picture and name. What must I do?

Chuck
Last edited by Scott; 08-19-2010 at 07:18 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 08-19-2010
Code:
while read file
do
echo $file
done < names

# 3  
Old 08-19-2010
Code:
>for file in "$(cat names)"
> do
> echo $file
> done

# 4  
Old 08-19-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by ygemici
Code:
>for file in "$(cat names)"
> do
> echo $file
> done

Hi.

All that does is give the entire file to "$file" in one go... and it's also eligible for the UUOC award.

The while-loop approach is the better one.
# 5  
Old 08-20-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckmg
I have a file, names(i) where each entry is 'first last' name. 'cat names' is fine. But in a shell script

Code:
>for file in $(cat names)
> do
>   echo $file
> done

the first and last name appear on 2 lines. I have tried escaping and quoting the space but to no avail. The names are to be used in renaming jpg files and will be used to print labels with picture and name. What must I do?

Chuck
Please post your input file.
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