semi OT: sh scripting problem

[Tom Evans]

On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 10:35 -0400, Robert Huff wrote:
> 	(This is probably a FAQ, and I'll take a pointer (or even the
> magic words to identify the problem) instead of an answer.)
> 	Let's suppose I have a file FILE, with contents:
> 
> 	foo
> 	bar grill
> 	baz
> 
> 	If I do "cat FILE", everything comes out fine.
> 	If, however, I write a script:
> 
> 
> 	#!/bin/sh
> 
> 	for i in `cat FILE`
          cat FILE | while read i
> 	do
> 		.
> 		.
> 		.
> 		.
> 	done
> 
> 	$i is set to
> 
> 	foo
> 	bar
> 	grill
> 	baz
> 
> 	Is there a way within the script - or, failing that, by
> modifying FILE - to not break at the whitespace?
> 
> 
> 				Robert Huff

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