process-per-file-output.nf

#!/usr/bin/env nextflow

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 /*
  * author Paolo Di Tommaso <paolo.ditommaso@gmail.com> 
  */

process foo {
  output:
  path '*.txt'

  script:
  '''
  echo Hello there! > file1.txt
  echo What a beautiful day > file2.txt
  echo I hope you are having fun! > file3.txt 
  ''' 
}

process bar {
  debug true
  input: 
  path x

  script:
  """
  cat $x
  """
}

workflow {
  foo | flatten | bar
}