BASH Typewriter Script

#!/bin/bash
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#Copyright (C) 2019  Kris Occhipinti
#https://filmsbykris.com

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#prints give file one character at a time
#like a typewriter

#Read each file one line at a time
cat $@ |while read l; do
  #read each line one Character at a time
  for (( i=0; i<${#l}; i++ )); do
    echo -n "${l:$i:1}"
    sleep .01
  done

  #add new line char
  echo ""
done