Executing multiple commands on command line linux

Question

I want to run multiple commands on command line in linux. Here's the example:

abc.txt: hello

$ test 'cat abc.txt'

Here test is a command which runs agains the value of abc.txt and abc.txt is the file which have some value.

How can i print the value from the file and run the test command ?

Beware of using "test" as the name of your command. It is already a command and, depending on your PATH, it may be executed before your local "test", thus rendering unexpected results. Run this command to see which "test" your shell will actually run: "which test". To run your local "test", you may need to proceed it with a dot-slash, to force the shell to look in the current directory first: "./test " — Gary_W
– Gary_W, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 15:22

John1024 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 06:10:06Z

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This runs cat abc.txt, placing the contents of that file the command line where they are used as arguments to the command test:

test "$(cat abc.txt)"

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 6:10

John1024

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