On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 02:06:57PM +1300, Don Gould wrote: > for arg in [list] > do > command(s)... > done > > What I don't understand is how to iterate true the lines/records in a file.
Items in a list are separated by $IFS, which includes spaces. So, for most usages "you can't step line-by-line" unless you're going to jump through hoops, in which case it's often better to use another language, like perl, ruby or python. -jim
