On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 13:45:20 +1100 Cameron Hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $ find . -name "*.txt" | while read f ; do > > cmd1 "$f" > > cmd2 "$f" > > cmd3 "$f" > > done > > I've found that is the easiest way to use find when you have spaces in > filenames. Dont forget the quotes arounf $f when you use it, or you get > the same problem when running the commands (ie appears as two args > instead of one). This doesn't work when you have to update a variable inside the while loop that you want to use afterwards, it apparently runs in a subshell. -- Carlos Sousa http://vbc.dyndns.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
