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reading text character for character script shell - ftth - 11-05-2025
[left]To read text character by character in a shell script, you can utilize the read command with the -n1 option within a loop. This approach allows processing of a file or input stream one character at a time.[/left]
[left][size=4]Example Script:[/size]
[size=2]Code[/size]
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#!/bin/bash
# Prompt the user to enter a file name
read -p "Enter file name: " filename
# Check if the file exists
if [[ ! -f "$filename" ]]; then
echo "Error: File '$filename' not found."
exit 1
fi
echo "Reading characters from '$filename':"
# Loop to read the file character by character
while IFS= read -r -n1 character; do
# Process each character (e.g., print it)
echo "Character: '$character'"
done < "$filename"
echo "End of file."[size=4]Explanation:[/size][/left]
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[left][size=4]#!/bin/bash: This is the shebang line, specifying that the script should be executed with Bash.
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[size=4]read -p "Enter file name: " filename: Prompts the user to enter a file name and stores it in the filename variable.[/size]
[size=4]if [[ ! -f "$filename" ]]; then ... fi: Checks if the provided file exists. If not, an error message is displayed, and the script exits.[/size]
[size=4]while IFS= read -r -n1 character; do ... done < "$filename": This is the core of the character-by-character reading.[/size]
[size=4]IFS=: Temporarily clears the Internal Field Separator to prevent word splitting and globbing, ensuring that special characters are read literally.[/size]
[size=4]read -r -n1 character:[/size]
[size=4]-r: Prevents backslash escapes from being interpreted.[/size]
[size=4]-n1: Specifies that read should read exactly one character.[/size]
[size=4]character: The variable where the read character will be stored.[/size]
[size=4]< "$filename": Redirects the content of the specified file as input to the while loop.[/size]
[size=4]echo "Character: '$character'": Inside the loop, this line prints each character that is read. You can replace this with any other processing logic for the character.[/size]
[size=4]This script demonstrates a robust method for reading and processing text files character by character in a Bash shell environment.[/size][/left]