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how to create input read with newline in bash?

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I have a problem, how do I get input in bash to do newlines?

read -p "List Name: " list



cat <<EOF >names.txt

List Names:

$list



EOF

i can not do a new line or use the command
, how to add a new line command ?

I want result output names.txt like this

List Name :

    Robert

    James

    Samuel

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answered 2 Years ago itutejagua · Accepted Answer

If you want a list with one item per line, you can use readarray:

# Read list

echo "Enter one name per line, finish with Ctrl-D:"

readarray -t list



# Use list as normal array

echo "Name List:"

printf '%s

' "${list[@]}"

Now you can use list as normal array, e.g. ${list[1]}.