Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:20:05 +0530 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sh scripting question Message-ID: <DB8PR06MB64424A22725BA519978C0806F6030@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <24456.60388.135834.43951@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <24456.60388.135834.43951@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Hi Robert, Try : for FILE in "`cat files.list`" Good luck, Manish Jain On 2020-10-16 06:10, Robert Huff wrote: > > I have a file ("files.list") with a list of filenames, similar to > > /path A/path B/FreeBSD is great.txt > > (note the embedded spaces) > If I use > > for FILE in `cat files.list` > > FILE will be set to "/path". > How do I get it to read the entire string? > Or am I using the wrong tool? > > > Respectfully, > > > Robert Huff > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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