I need to scan a directory for the file names contained in it.
for _scantox in $(ls $_tox); do ..... done
works just file with _scantox holding the file name, However some of the file names are in the form of
342345\ remind\ for\ apt-get\ update
ie they have escaped spaces in the name. I have tried just about everything I can think of to read these in a for do loop.
If I ..
for _scantox in test test\ number\ 27; do ....
it works OK, so I know it accepts escaped spaces
I have tried "$(ls -b1 $_tox)", which gives me ...#
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/myfiles/dave/debian/sh files$ ./remind2 test this\ is\ a\ test [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/myfiles/dave/debian/sh files$
near but I need the filename in one piece ! ie test & this\ is\ a\ test
Without resorting to complex string manipulation & cutting, is there a neat way to do this ?
Dave
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