[SOLVED] running shell script loop

eminempark · 10-18-2013, 04:06 AM

I'm trying to do paste command to combine two files but I want to loop the command. This is my code

Code:

#!/bin/bash
for FNAME in *burst.txt
do
paste -d ' ' burst1.txt $FNAME > "paste_${FNAME#*_}"
done

But it has error. Any help?

Errors:

Code:

./paste.sh: line 3:syntax error near unexpected token '$'do\r''
'/paste.sh: line 3: 'do

Keith Hedger · 10-18-2013, 04:34 AM

To simply combine two or more files use 'cat', like so:

Code:

cat file1.txt file2.txt > outfile.txt

druuna · 10-18-2013, 04:37 AM

Are all the files (including the script itself) normal ASCII files?

It looks like the script might not be (the \r part).

The file command might not show the difference, try this instead:

Code:

od -c paste.sh

If \r is shown instead of \n then it is not a regular ASCII file.

eminempark · 10-27-2013, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

Are all the files (including the script itself) normal ASCII files?

It looks like the script might not be (the \r part).

The file command might not show the difference, try this instead:

Code:

od -c paste.sh

If \r is shown instead of \n then it is not a regular ASCII file.

It shows

Code:

#!/bin/bash\r\nfor
 FNAME in *burst
.txt\r\ndo\r\npaste 
-d ' ' burst1.tx
t $FNAME > "past
e_${FNAME#*_}"\r\n
done

May I know how to solve the \r?

grail · 10-27-2013, 11:57 PM

Install dos2nix and use it on the file or you could re-create the file in linux with an editor there so as to not have the Windows line endings