create multiple file with content in linux with user input

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I'm new in bash scripting and I'm trying to create a bash script which can create multiple file with content (around 10000 lines [no matters what text]) but with user input. I made a script which create files (see below) but how can I fill each file with 10000 lines? Thank you in advance!

#!/bin/bash
echo How many files do you want to create?
read numberOfFiles
echo
echo Please enter the files name with should start:
read nameForFiles
echo

for i in $(seq 1 $numberOfFiles)
do
        touch $nameForFiles-$i.txt
done

Cyrus · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-19 20:44:57Z

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Replace your touch command with this:

for ((j=0; j<9999; j++)); do echo "Cyrus was here"; done > "$nameForFiles-$i.txt"

edited Nov 19, 2022 at 20:44

answered Nov 19, 2022 at 20:34

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sseLtaH · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-19 20:38:50Z

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

read -rp "How many files do you want to create? " numberOfFiles
echo
read -rp "Please enter the file name: " nameForFiles
echo

for ((n=1;n<=numberOfFiles;n++)); do
    for i in {1..1000}; do
        echo "line $i" >> "${nameForFiles}"-"${n}".txt
    done
done

edited Nov 19, 2022 at 20:38

answered Nov 19, 2022 at 20:35

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2 Comments

chepner Over a year ago

for ((i=1; i<=1000; i++)) would be preferable over having to expand {1..1000} into a list of 1000 numbers before iteration begins.

CrazyCat Over a year ago

thank you too for answer!

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