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From: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:58:38 -0500
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Subject: Re: semi OT: sh scripting problem
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On Aug 1, 2007, at 9:54 AMAug 1, 2007, Heiko Wundram (Beenic) wrote:

> Am Mittwoch 01 August 2007 16:35:44 schrieb Robert Huff:
>> 	Is there a way within the script - or, failing that, by
>> modifying FILE - to not break at the whitespace?
>
> If you're using bash, set IFS to the newline only before looping. I  
> guess the
> tcsh also has a similar setting, but I wouldn't know where to look.
>
> ---
> IFS="
> "
>
> for i in `cat file`
> do
> 	...
> done
>

This also works for sh.  To the OP, simply add the lines above your  
for listed above to your script, and it should work.  No bash required.

Eric Crist