I occasionally have problems with bash variables, for instance
the following command lists (along with everything else)
2 *.deb files in /home/mike/
root@/deb40a:~> FIND1="-maxdepth 1 -type f -print -name '*'"; \
GREP="-v '\.\(deb\|gz\|tgz\|bz2\|tbz\|zip\)$'"; \
find /home/mike/ $FIND1 | grep $GREP ;
while without variables;
root@/deb40a:~> find /home/mike/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -print -name '*' |
grep -v '\.\(deb\|gz\|tgz\|bz2\|tbz\|zip\)$'
does not list the 2 *.deb files.
In the same vein this command lists nothing:
root@/deb40a:~> FIND="-name '*'"; find /root/bin $FIND
while
root@/deb40a:~> find /root/bin -name '*'
lists 25 files.
This only bites me once in a while but when it does it can be very
frustrating so any hints / tips are welcome.
Thanks,
Mike McClain
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