Cat file that filename are in a file

Question

I have a file where I have lot of file name:

file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt
file4.txt
...
fileN.txt

I want to cat all the file that are present in this file

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 10 '20 at 21:25

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Since you tagged bash:

cat $(< file)

answered Oct 10 '20 at 21:25

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Break on file names with spaces or newlines or anything from the `$IFS` environment. Work only with Zsh and Bash. – Léa Gris Oct 10 '20 at 21:47

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