Feb 15, 2015 · At the beginning of a bash shell script is the following line: IFS=$'\\n' What is the meaning behind this collection of symbols?

The following few threads on this site and StackOverflow were helpful for understanding how IFS works: What is IFS in context of for looping? How to loop over the lines of a file Bash, read line …

Jun 12, 2015 · Using IFS= LC_ALL=C read -r line works around it there. Using var=value cmd syntax makes sure IFS / LC_ALL are only set differently for the duration of that cmd command. …

Feb 20, 2023 · I was reading this Q&A: How to loop over the lines of a file? What is the IFS variable? And what is its usage in the context of for-loops?

Jun 6, 2019 · Use of IFS in “for loop” Ask Question Asked 6 years, 5 months ago Modified 6 years, 5 months ago

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Parsing an array using IFS with non-whites space values creates empty elements. Even using tr -s to shrink multiple delims to a single delim isn't enough. An example may explain the issue …

Mar 19, 2021 · How do I correctly run a few commands with an altered value of the IFS variable (to change the way field splitting works and how "$*" is handled), and then restore …

The IFS= read -r line sets the environment variable IFS (to an empty value) specifically for the execution of read. This is an instance of the general simple command syntax: a (possibly …

Jun 26, 2020 · IFS not working Ask Question Asked 5 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 4 months ago