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March 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Can you explain how to use a for loop in Bash scripting to iterate over a list of files and perform an action on each file?

In Bash, a for loop can be used to iterate over a list of files by specifying the list directly. For example, you can use ‘for file in *.txt; do…

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Can you explain how to use a for loop in Bash scripting to iterate over a list of files and perform an action on each file?

COVER // CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO USE A FOR LOOP IN BASH SCRIPTING TO ITERATE OVER A LIST OF FILES AND PERFORM AN ACTION ON EACH FILE?

In Bash, a for loop can be used to iterate over a list of files by specifying the list directly. For example, you can use ‘for file in *.txt; do echo $file; done’ to print each .txt file in the current directory.

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