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Have another shell.

edited Dec 13, 2016 at 9:26

In Bash and the Z shell, at least, there is a faster way:

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

To quote from the Bourne Again shell's man page:

The command substitution $(cat file) can be replaced by the equivalent but faster $(< file).

In Bash, at least, there is a faster way:

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

To quote from the man page:

The command substitution $(cat file) can be replaced by the equivalent but faster $(< file).

In Bash and the Z shell, at least, there is a faster way:

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

To quote from the Bourne Again shell's man page:

The command substitution $(cat file) can be replaced by the equivalent but faster $(< file).

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edited Dec 13, 2016 at 4:06

try this.....In Bash, at least, there is a faster way:

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

To quote from the man page:

The command substitution $(cat file) can be replaced by the equivalent but faster $(< file).

try this.....

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

In Bash, at least, there is a faster way:

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

To quote from the man page:

The command substitution $(cat file) can be replaced by the equivalent but faster $(< file).

answered Dec 13, 2016 at 2:57

try this.....

CONFIG_DATA=$(<config)

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