Bash – Read File – Examples

Bash Read File

Bash Read File – To read a file in Bash Scripting, you may use cat command or use “<” to open file and attach it to a standard input device handle of some application. In this Bash Tutorial, we shall present you with syntax and examples to read a file.

Example : Bash Read File using –cat fileName

Syntax

value=`cat FileName`

Sample File

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Bash Script File

#!/bin/sh

value=`cat sampleFile.txt`
echo "$value"

$ ./read-file-example 
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Example : Bash Read File using –$(<fileName)

Syntax

value=$(<FileName)

Bash Shell

~/workspace/bash/file$ value=$(<sample.txt)
~/workspace/bash/file$ echo $value
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