How do I make a variable with a space one "word" 1

[jouell]

Hi

When I do this:


for POOL in `cat pools.txt`

do
echo "$POOL"
done

I get this:

NT
Oracle
Oracle2
Oracle3
System
Files

a cat of pools.txt reveals this:

#cat pools.txt
NT
Oracle
Oracle2
Oracle3
System Files



How do I get ksh to do want I intend, which is treat a variable with a space one "word"?


-John

 

[PHV]

while read POOL
do
echo "$POOL"
done < pools.txt

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[jouell]

Brilliant and timely, PHV. Sorry if this was answered before.

So why is this such, is it because of the IFS variable is not used in the while syntax?

-John

 

[PHV]

No. It's not a while issue but a read one.
In the ksh man page take a look at the read builtin.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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