Read a text file column by column in bash loop

[aliahsan81]

Hi All

I have file xxxx.txt i want to read file column by column in bash loop up till now i have done



##### merge two file by column
paste file1 file2 > xxxx.txt



for i in ` cat $xxxx.txt `
do


#echo $i
live=$(echo $i | awk -F " " '{print $1}')
home=$(echo $i | awk -F " " '{print $2}')

echo $live

done



but its not working as i suppose.Can any one help me out

file formate is


AAAAAAAAA BBBBBBBB
CCCCCCCCC DDDDDDDDD

[DaithiF]

while read live home
do
echo "Live is $live"
echo "Home is $home"
done < xxxx.txt