Bash: here document

Creating a file

cat > /tmp/tq84.file << EOF
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit.
EOF

Reading lines from a here document

#!/bin/bash
while read line; do
  echo "line = $line"
done << EOF
first line
second line
third line
EOF

Suppress leading tabulators

#!/bin/bash

cat <<-EOF
  All lines in this here document
  start with spaces.
  
  The dash in front of the EOF
  does not remove them.
EOF

echo -e "\n---------------\n"

cat <<-EOF
	The lines in this here document
	start with a tabulator.
	
	The dash in front of the EOF
	removes them.
EOF

See also