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bryanlharris · Jun 18th, 2005, 11:37 AM

This is something I am curious about. I tried these commands and
expected one behavior but received another. Can anyone explain
further?

Conditions:
I have a file on my computer with the following contents:

(Toggle Plain Text)

Now is the time
for all good men
to come to the aid
of their country.

Expected Behavior(this doesn't really happen, but I wish it did):

(Toggle Plain Text)

for i in `cat file_1`; do echo $i; done


Now is the time
for all good men
to come to the aid
of their country.

Actual Behavior(this is what really happens):

(Toggle Plain Text)

for i in `cat file_1'; do echo $i; done


Now
is
the
time
for
all
good
men
to
come
to
the
aid
of
their
country.

I just don't understand why it is putting each word on a different line. Can anyone acheive the expected behavior? What am I doing wrong?

-Bryan

Jun 18th, 2005, 11:37 AM	#1
bryanlharris Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	for, cat, and echo This is something I am curious about. I tried these commands and expected one behavior but received another. Can anyone explain further? Conditions: I have a file on my computer with the following contents: (Toggle Plain Text) Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Expected Behavior(this doesn't really happen, but I wish it did): (Toggle Plain Text) for i in `cat file_1`; do echo $i; done Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. for i in `cat file_1`; do echo $i; done Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Actual Behavior(this is what really happens): (Toggle Plain Text) for i in `cat file_1'; do echo $i; done Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. for i in `cat file_1'; do echo $i; done Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. I just don't understand why it is putting each word on a different line. Can anyone acheive the expected behavior? What am I doing wrong? -Bryan

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