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My code is as below,
file="test.text"
while IFS= read line
do
# display $line or do somthing with $line
x="'$line'"
echo $x
# sleep 10
done <"$file"
However, this one gives me following result.
'google.com
Any help is appreciated
shell-script
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
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My code is as below,
file="test.text"
while IFS= read line
do
# display $line or do somthing with $line
x="'$line'"
echo $x
# sleep 10
done <"$file"
However, this one gives me following result.
'google.com
Any help is appreciated
shell-script
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
Have you triedx="'$line'"?
– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37
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1
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up vote
1
down vote
favorite
My code is as below,
file="test.text"
while IFS= read line
do
# display $line or do somthing with $line
x="'$line'"
echo $x
# sleep 10
done <"$file"
However, this one gives me following result.
'google.com
Any help is appreciated
shell-script
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
My code is as below,
file="test.text"
while IFS= read line
do
# display $line or do somthing with $line
x="'$line'"
echo $x
# sleep 10
done <"$file"
However, this one gives me following result.
'google.com
Any help is appreciated
shell-script
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
asked Jul 19 at 15:29
Kppatel Patel
1265
1265
Have you triedx="'$line'"?
– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37
add a comment |Â
Have you triedx="'$line'"?
– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37
Have you tried
x="'$line'" ?– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37
Have you tried
x="'$line'" ?– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37
add a comment |Â
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The escape characters are not needed for a single quote within double quotes. Double quotes already escape single quotes. Just use:
x="'$line'"
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
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It gives me following out put'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents oftest.text?
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
The escape characters are not needed for a single quote within double quotes. Double quotes already escape single quotes. Just use:
x="'$line'"
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
It gives me following out put'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents oftest.text?
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
The escape characters are not needed for a single quote within double quotes. Double quotes already escape single quotes. Just use:
x="'$line'"
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
It gives me following out put'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents oftest.text?
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
The escape characters are not needed for a single quote within double quotes. Double quotes already escape single quotes. Just use:
x="'$line'"
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
The escape characters are not needed for a single quote within double quotes. Double quotes already escape single quotes. Just use:
x="'$line'"
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
edited Jul 19 at 15:41
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
answered Jul 19 at 15:36
Jesse_b
10.1k22658
10.1k22658
It gives me following out put'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents oftest.text?
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
 |Â
show 3 more comments
It gives me following out put'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents oftest.text?
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
It gives me following out put
'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
It gives me following out put
'google.com, it doesn't add quote around end– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:37
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents of
test.text?– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
@KppatelPatel: what are the contents of
test.text?– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:38
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
file that is converted from CSV to text, each line is just url
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:40
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
@KppatelPatel: I think you have a typo somewhere in your code that isn't displayed here than because it works fine for me.
– Jesse_b
Jul 19 at 15:44
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
It seems like something is wrong when I convert csv to text file, when I diligently copy data from file to another file, it worked.
– Kppatel Patel
Jul 19 at 15:47
 |Â
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x="'$line'"?– perror
Jul 19 at 15:37