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My script looks like this

#!/bin/ksh
for i in 'ls'
do

while read num rest
do
...
done < $i

done

I want to read every file in the directory.
It works fine with reading the first file in the directory, but it
crashes at the second file with the message:
Can't open file

Help would be great!

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Instead, try this:
#!/bin/ksh
for i in *; do
  [ -f $i ] || continue
  while read num rest; do
    ...
  done < $i
done

Moshe

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   >I want to read every file in the directory.
   >It works fine with reading the first file in the directory, but it
   >crashes at the second file with the message:
   >Can't open file
   >Help would be great!
Maybe the second file is a directory?
for i in *
do
  if [ -f "$i" ]
  then while read ...

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Remember that ls will list files, directories, links etc.

Either use something like

for i in `find . -type f -print`

or

for i in *
do
   [ -f $i ] || continue