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Run a command per text line in SFK scripts with the SFK perline command.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk ... +perline "command #text"

for every chain text line run sfk commands(s)
like a sub function, passing the text as parameters.

options
   -yes        really execute. default is just to simulate
               what would be done.
   -setvar x   put whole line text into variable x,
               for easy use in a call without parameters.
   -nohead     does not display the [simulating:] info text.
   -stoprc=n   stop on return code >= n instead of default 9.
   -nostop     do not stop on errors regardless of rc.

command string format
   each word, separated by whitespace, is a parameter.
   to fill in the current chain text line use $text or #text.
   perline uses a strict command format by default.
   to insert characters $ or # as is type $$ or ##
   with option -spat, slashpatterns like \t \q \xnn are supported.
   to use multiple words as one parameter use -spat and \q ... \q

quoted multi line parameters are supported in scripts
   using parm trim. type "sfk script" for details.

recursion limit
   if the called function calls another function by call
   or perline this should not be nested too often,
   otherwise sfk may crash.

see also
  sfk run        for the full command string format
  sfk stacksize  test available stack size

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-perline

examples
  sfk echo -lines 100 101 102
   +perline -spat "web -nodump \q.$text/xml/restart.xml\q"
     on local ip's .100 .101 and .102
     call a web command /xml/restart.xml.   [17]
  sfk sel mydir .jpg +perline -spat "echo <img src=\q#ufile\q 
   width=\q400\q> +tofile -append print.html"
     create a file print.html containing all .jpg files of
     folder mydir, shown with 400 pixels width. [28]
  sfk load in.txt +perline -setvar l "call doline" -yes +end
     within a script: on every line set variable l with
     the full line text, then call label doline.
  sfk load foldernames.txt +perline "sfk list #qtext" -yes
     load a file with folder names and list contained files.
     qtext adds quotes around the names for safety.
 
sfk ... +perline "command #text"

for every chain text line run sfk 
commands(s) like a sub function, passing
the text as parameters.

options
   -yes        really execute. default is 
               just to simulate what would
               be done.
   -setvar x   put whole line text into 
               variable x, for easy use in
               a call without parameters.
   -nohead     does not display the 
               [simulating:] info text.
   -stoprc=n   stop on return code >= n 
               instead of default 9.
   -nostop     do not stop on errors 
               regardless of rc.

command string format
   each word, separated by whitespace, is a 
   parameter. to fill in the current chain
   text line use $text or #text.
   perline uses a strict command format by
   default. to insert characters $ or # as
   is type $$ or ## with option -spat,
   slashpatterns like \t \q \xnn are
   supported. to use multiple words as one
   parameter use -spat and \q ... \q

quoted multi line parameters are supported 
in scripts
   using parm trim. type "sfk script" for 
   details.

recursion limit
   if the called function calls another 
   function by call or perline this should
   not be nested too often, otherwise sfk
   may crash.

see also
  sfk run        for the full command 
                 string format
  sfk stacksize  test available stack size

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-perline

examples sfk echo -lines 100 101 102 +perline -spat "web -nodump \ q.$text/xml/restart.xml\q" on local ip's .100 .101 and .102 call a web command /xml/restart.xml. [17] sfk sel mydir .jpg +perline -spat "echo <img src=\q#ufile\ q width=\q400\q> +tofile -append print.html" create a file print.html containing all .jpg files of folder mydir, shown with 400 pixels width. [28] sfk load in.txt +perline -setvar l "call doline" -yes +end within a script: on every line set variable l with the full line text, then call label doline. sfk load foldernames.txt +perline "sfk list #qtext" -yes load a file with folder names and list contained files. qtext adds quotes around the names for safety.

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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