Ops Development & AI Practice
Sep 21, 2024 · Operations
Why Bash’s while read Skips the Last Line and How to Fix It
In Bash scripts, a while read loop often ignores the final line of a file when that line lacks a trailing newline, but by adjusting IFS, using read -r, and adding an extra conditional check, you can reliably process every line.
Shell Scriptingbashfile-handling
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