keep spaces in text file 1

[jescat]

All,

I have an input file:

$cat t.txt
A B C D

$cat t.sh
while read line
do
echo $line
done < t.txt

$./t.sh
A B C D

My question is: How do I "keep" the spaces? I would like the variable to hold the entire formatted line of the input file ("A B C D"). I know I can use awk, however would like to know if I can do in shell.

Thanks
JS

 

[PHV]

echo "$line"

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[jescat]

Perfect, appreciate it.

JS