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readlink unable to take path names mentioned in a file

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Change

bash 
readlink -f $line > a.txt

to

bash 
readlink -f "$line" >> a.txt

The >> appends to a file or creates the file if it doesn't exist.

The > overwrites the file if it exists or creates it if it doesn't exist.

https://serverfault.com/a/196735

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