Would you like to learn how to read a text file using Bash? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Shell Script to read a line from a text file on a computer running Linux.
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Tutorial Linux – Read lines from a file
Create a text file.
Here is the file content.
In our example, we create a text file named MYFILE in the TMP directory.
Read from a file using Bash.
Read lines from a text file using the loop named WHILE.
There are multiple ways to read lines from a file using Linux.
Here is the command output.
Congratulations! You are able to read from a text file using Linux.
Tutorial Shell Script – Read lines from a file
Create a text file.
Here is the file content.
Create a Shell Script to read lines from a file.
Here is the file content.
There are multiple ways to read lines from a file using Linux.
Run the Shell Script.
Here is the command output.
Congratulations! You are able to read lines from a file using Shell Script.
