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.

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Here is the file content.

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In our example, we create a text file named MYFILE in the TMP directory.

Read from a file using Bash.

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Read lines from a text file using the loop named WHILE.

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There are multiple ways to read lines from a file using Linux.

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Here is the command output.

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Congratulations! You are able to read from a text file using Linux.

Tutorial Shell Script - Read lines from a file

Create a text file.

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Here is the file content.

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Create a Shell Script to read lines from a file.

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Here is the file content.

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There are multiple ways to read lines from a file using Linux.

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Run the Shell Script.

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Here is the command output.

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Congratulations! You are able to read lines from a file using Shell Script.