maybe, but i dunno PERL!  :(

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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Blancas
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:18 AM
> To: PLUG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [plug] readiing a line from a file and putting that in a
> variable
>
>
> use PERL, your life would be much easier.
>
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Chris G Haravata wrote:
>
> > haba ng subject line ano?  :)
> >
> > anyway, the problem is this:  i need to create a script which will
> > automatically create user home directories from a file.  but i
> need to read
> > the file first from within the script.  the file looks like the ff:
> >
> > /home/2000/abc-123455
> > /home/1995/def-678901
> > /home/2001/ghi-234567
> > <etc until 1125 lines later>
> >
> > problem is:  is there a command to use which will read each
> line of the file
> > and put the contents of that line in a variable?
> > -----------------------
> > Spawn - The Scourge of the Damned
> >
> > Chris G Haravata
> > Backend Team Leader
> > Information Technology Resource Group
> > Asia Pacific College (www.apc.edu.ph)
> > #3 Humabon Place, Magallanes Subd.,
> > Makati City
> > Tel No 8529232 loc 402
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Mike B.
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