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# 1  
Old 11-16-2013
Create empty files from a list on file
Hello Guys.

Please I would like to create empty files from a list

In file1 will be the followin values, so i will like to create for each name a empty file.
file1
Code:
2191off-r0.sps
2192off-r0.sps
2193off-r0.sps
2194off-r0.sps
2195off-r0.sps

So I need to get 5 empty files.

Thanks for your help Smilie
# 2  
Old 11-16-2013
use touch command
# 3  
Old 11-16-2013
To extend on raj's suggestion, try a while read loop:
Code:
while read file; do
  touch "$file"
done < file1

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 11-16-2013 at 12:12 PM..
# 4  
Old 11-16-2013
Hi Scrutinizer...
(Longhand using OSX 10.7.5, default bash terminal.)

What is wrong with this method:-
Code:
Last login: Sat Nov 16 15:01:56 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> echo "2191off-r0.sps
> 2192off-r0.sps
> 2193off-r0.sps
> 2194off-r0.sps
> 2195off-r0.sps" > /tmp/file
AMIGA:barrywalker~> while read filenames; do > /tmp/$filenames; done < /tmp/file
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ls -l /tmp/219*
-rw-r--r--  1 barrywalker  wheel  0 16 Nov 15:03 /tmp/2191off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r--  1 barrywalker  wheel  0 16 Nov 15:03 /tmp/2192off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r--  1 barrywalker  wheel  0 16 Nov 15:03 /tmp/2193off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r--  1 barrywalker  wheel  0 16 Nov 15:03 /tmp/2194off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r--  1 barrywalker  wheel  0 16 Nov 15:03 /tmp/2195off-r0.sps
AMIGA:barrywalker~> _

Surely this would be quicker as the touch command is not being executed...
Or am I missing something?
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# 5  
Old 11-16-2013
Nothing, you are right, using > would be more efficient than using touch.
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# 6  
Old 11-16-2013
Thanks to all for youSmilier help
# 7  
Old 11-16-2013
What about
Code:
touch $(< file)
-rw-r--r-- 1 c c    0 Nov 16 19:49 2191off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r-- 1 c c    0 Nov 16 19:49 2192off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r-- 1 c c    0 Nov 16 19:49 2193off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r-- 1 c c    0 Nov 16 19:49 2194off-r0.sps
-rw-r--r-- 1 c c    0 Nov 16 19:49 2195off-r0.sps

, as touch may have many parameters (up to LINE_MAX?)...
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