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Old 02-15-2018
How to print contents of file when the file path is in a variable?
The file f1 contains the text "body" (shell prompt is "$"):
Code:
$ cat ~/path/f1
body

How to print contents of f1 when the f1 path is in a variable?
Here is my failed attempt:
Code:
$ f1="~/path/f1"
$ echo $f1
~/path/f1
$ cat $f1
cat: '~/path/f1': No such file or directory

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Old 02-15-2018
loose "-s or use ${HOME} instead of ~
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Old 02-15-2018
Thanks vgersh99, ${HOME} worked!
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