linux shell script input line

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quick question, how do I write a shell script that prompts users to enter let say 5 lines and it will stores those lines into a .txt file for example,

Today is hot 
Today is code 
Today is chilly
Today is windy
Today is sunny

not like

Today is hot  Today is code  Today is chilly Today is windy today is sunny

Thanks for your help

You are aware that that's four lines, aren't you, and that 'code' is not a adjective? :-) — paxdiablo
– paxdiablo, Commented Oct 4, 2010 at 3:02
If you're getting everything on one line when you do an echo it may be because you're not quoting a variable. Since you don't show any code, it's impossible to say for sure, but that scenario fits the two examples you show in your question. — Dennis Williamson
– Dennis Williamson, Commented Oct 4, 2010 at 4:02

codaddict · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-04 02:54:55Z

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In bash you can do:

for i in {1..5}
do
  read line
  echo $line >> file.txt
done

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 2:54

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Dennis Williamson Over a year ago

Or ... read -r line; echo "$line"; done > file.text - add -r to accept backslashes literally, quote the variable to preserve whitespace and do all your output at once.

Jonathan Leffler · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-04 03:35:11Z

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Does this count?

sed 5q > file.txt

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 3:35

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