cat command in unix shell script

Question

I have 2 lines of code 1) With the following code: ``` for i in `ls *.properties`; do cat $i; done ``` I get the error: ``` cat: file_name.properties: No such file or directory. ``` 2) On the other hand: ``` for i in *.properties; do cat $i; done ``` Works fine! I thought both were the same. Can someone help me understand the difference between the two? Using bash shell.

Accepted Answer

What does the following command print?

```
cat -v <<< `ls *.properties`
```

I guess the problem is, that `ls` is a strange alias, e.g. something like

```
ls='ls --color'
```

Edit: I have seen this before. The alias should be: `alias ls='ls --color=auto'`

cat command in unix shell script

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