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Bash supports the following syntax to open file for both reading and writing on file descriptor:
 
Bash supports the following syntax to open file for both reading and writing on file descriptor:
 
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==Example==
 
==Example==
 
Create a shell script called fdreadwrite.sh
 
Create a shell script called fdreadwrite.sh
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FILENAME="/tmp/out.txt"
 
FILENAME="/tmp/out.txt"
 
# Opening file descriptors # 3 for reading and writing
 
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echo "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. " >&3
 
echo "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. " >&3
 
echo "Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." >&3
 
echo "Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." >&3
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echo "--- Zoda" >&3
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# close fd # 3
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while IFS= read -u 3 -r line
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exec 3>&- </syntaxhighlight>
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  echo $line
 
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 29 March 2016

← Closes the file descriptor (fd) • Home • Reads from the file descriptor (fd) →

Bash supports the following syntax to open file for both reading and writing on file descriptor: 

exec fd<>fileName
  • File descriptor 0 is used if fd is not specified.
  • If the file does not exist, it is created.
  • This syntax is useful to update file.

Example

Create a shell script called fdreadwrite.sh 

#!/bin/bash
FILENAME="/tmp/out.txt"
# Opening file descriptors # 3 for reading and writing
# i.e. /tmp/out.txt
exec 3<>$FILENAME

# Write to file
echo "Today is $(date)" >&3
echo "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. " >&3
echo "Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." >&3
echo "--- Yoda" >&3

# close fd # 3
exec 3>&-

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