Unix for loop cat file

Show Threads. Show Posts. Using cat command in a for loop. Registered User. Join Date: Sep How can I do this? Join Date: Aug Code :. Issue with cat command on a for loop. You are using the wrong type of quotes. Soren Soren 14k 4 4 gold badges 37 37 silver badges 66 66 bronze badges. The last version has the advantage of removing whitespace, too.

Daniel Gallagher Daniel Gallagher 6, 24 24 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. Anthony Rutledge 5, 1 1 gold badge 33 33 silver badges 42 42 bronze badges. Have you actually tried it in bash? Single quotes do not allow for escaping. Use double quotes. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Learn more. Cat all files in a folder including filename by using a for loop?

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Your example output does not match your first command line, but the second one. Add a comment. Thanks in advance 3 Replies. Thanks 6 Replies. How to cat file. Easiest way to cat out first lines of a file into a different file? Not sure how to do this exactly.. RedHat Commands. OpenSolaris Commands. Linux Commands. SunOS Commands. FreeBSD Commands. Full Man Repository.

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