unix - Executing a shell script with code accepted using I/O indirection -

i trying execute script this, accepting script using indirection

sh <<eot str in `cat test`  echo $str done eot

the file "test" has contents

a b c

it gives below error.

sh: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `b' sh: line 2: `b'

can clarify ?. aim execute script above instead of creating shell script file script.sh , executing (which works fine)

your outer shell interpolating heredoc. prevent that, quote delimiter:

sh << 'eot'

to clarify, have equivalent to:

sh <<eot str in b c  echo done eot

which makes syntax error obvious.

Kiastu