Hans wrote: > > I still don't understand the proper syntax for this: I want to process > multiple files, e.g. symlinking a bunch or converting graphics. > > for i in *;do 'ln -s $i /home/newdir/$i';done
you got some responses already but here's some more info:
to see how quotes work:
export VAR='something'
echo 'single quotes $VAR'
echo "double quotes $VAR"
echo `echo "this is backtick talking"`
so in your example above the $i stays $i. Of course, you don't need
quotes there at all...
erik
