DasBoot
DasBoot

Reputation: 707

RFID USB reader terminal reading with Bash

I bought an RFID USB kit and haven't been able to read the RFID IDs with the following Bash script.

#!/bin/bash

while [ read -r rfid ] ; do

#URL=http://www.mainpage.us/rfid/status.php?number=$rfid

#curl --request POST $URL

echo $rfid
sleep 1

done < /dev/cu.usbserial-A600JNHR

The RFID should work fine as per the terminal. What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1074

Answers (1)

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Reputation: 798744

[ is a command. Since you want to use read, you should not try to use [.

Upvotes: 1

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