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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Read Binary File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
      "position": [
        440,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filePath": "/home/n8n/filelist.txt"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Move Binary Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.moveBinaryData",
      "position": [
        610,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "setAllData": false
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Function",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        810,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "items[0].json.arrData = items[0].json.data.split(\"\\n\");\nitems[0].json.data = {};\nitems[0].json.dataSize = items[0].json.arrData.length-2;\nreturn items;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Execute Command",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
      "position": [
        1040,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "command": "=echo \"The file name is {{$node[\"Function\"].json[\"arrData\"][$runIndex]}}\" >> /home/n8n/n8n-output.txt"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "IF",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        1250,
        520
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "number": [
            {
              "value1": "={{$node[\"Function\"].json[\"dataSize\"]}}",
              "value2": "={{$runIndex}}",
              "operation": "larger"
            }
          ],
          "string": []
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "NoOp",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
        1450,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "IF": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Execute Command",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "NoOp",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Function": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Execute Command",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Execute Command": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "IF",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Move Binary Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Function",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read Binary File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Move Binary Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read Binary File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Execute Multiple Command Lines Based On Text File Inputs. Uses manualTrigger, readBinaryFile, moveBinaryData, executeCommand. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.

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