Use bash to read a file and then execute a command from the words extracted
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Solution 1
You can use the "for" loop to do this. something like..
for WORD in `cat FILE`
do
echo $WORD
command $WORD > $WORD
done
Solution 2
normally i would ask what have you tried.
while read -r line
do
command ${line} > ${line}.txt
done< "file"
Solution 3
IFS=$'\n';for line in `cat FILEPATH`; do command ${line} > ${line}; done
Author by
user191960
Updated on July 09, 2022Comments
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user191960 almost 2 years
FILE:
hello world
I would like to use a scripting language (BASH) to execute a command that reads each
WORD
in theFILE
above and then plugs it into acommand
.It then loops to the next word in the list (each word on new line). It stops when it reaches the end of the
FILE
.
Progression would be similar to this:
Read first
WORD
fromFILE
abovePlug word into command
command WORD > WORD
- which will output it to a text file; with word as the name of the file.
Repeat this process, but with next to nth
WORD
(each on a new line).Terminate process upon reaching the end of
FILE
above.
Result of BASH command on
FILE
above:hello:
RESULT OF COMMAND UPON WORD hello
world:
RESULT OF COMMAND UPON WORD world