How do I loop through files in a directory given from the command line?

Question

I am trying to build a script from the command line. But everytime I run, my echo command only prints the directory name and not the files inside the directory.

for EachFile in $1:
do
  #Do stuff
  echo "Filename is $EachFile"

done

for var in ... iterates over the list of "words" following in, not over files in a directory. To iterate over the files in a directory, you need to convert the list of files in that directory into a list of words, and a shell wildcard expression (like "$dir"/*) is the best way to do that. — Gordon Davisson
– Gordon Davisson, Commented Mar 18, 2021 at 20:29

choroba · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-18 20:23:01Z

1

Colon has no special meaning in paths. Use a glob:

for file in "$1"/* ; do
    printf '%s\n' "$file"
done

answered Mar 18, 2021 at 20:23

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