LinuxQuestions.org - bash; reading values from a file

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Code:



while read line;do



  set -- $line                      ##  set $1 $2 $3 etc



  tag="$1"

  shift



  while [ $# -gt 1 ] ;do            ## while parameters left > 1

    desc="$desc $1"

    shift                            ## shift 'em all up one

  done



  status=$1                          ## should be one left here



  echo tag=$tag

  echo desc=$desc

  echo status=$status

  echo  "============"



  unset desc



done

data

Code:

tag1 this has three good

tag2 this has three no five  good

tag3 zero bad

tag5 this has lots and lots and lots  bad

result

Code:

bash 2 < data

tag=tag1

desc= this has three

status=good

============

tag=tag2

desc= this has three no five

status=good

============

tag=tag3

desc= zero

status=bad

============

tag=tag5

desc= this has lots and lots and lots

status=bad

============