reading a list from a file

[The Grand Master]

In article <1991Mar6.175759.18653 at cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> ta-dw30 at cunixa.cc.columbia.edu writes:
%Is there any way to read a list from a file? For instance, could I say
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%for x in <friends>; do finger $x; done
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%		Thanx.
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%David C Worenklein          | No one could tell me where my soul might be;
 Try:
for x in `cat filewithlistoffriends` # note these are `s not 's
do
finger $x
done
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sar.casm \'sa:r-.kaz-*m\ \sa:r-'kas-tik\ \-ti-k(*-)le-\ n [F sarcasme, fr. 
   LL sarcasmos, fr. Gk sarkasmos, fr. sarkazein to tear flesh, bite the lips 
   in rage, sneer, fr. sark-, sarx flesh; akin to Av thwar*s to cut] 1: a 
   cutting, hostile, or contemptuous remark : GIBE 2: the use of caustic or 
   ironic language - sar.cas.tic aj

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