On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Andre Speelmans <fedora-l...@cosiso.nl> wrote: >> You shouldn't rely on cat or for to read a file line by line, but instead do >> this: >> >> while read line; do >> commands >> done < hosts > > I would pick this form myself, but why should one not rely on cat? It > seems to me a viable (even if useless use of cat) option. > Is there something totally wrong with relying on cat to read a file? > > -- > Regards, > > André > --
Andre', Sorry I have not followed this thread. What exactly were you trying to accomplish using cat? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
