> David selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I need to scan a directory for the file names contained in it.
> >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. > >Without resorting to complex string manipulation & cutting, is there a > >neat way to do this ? I missed the start of this thread (just joined the list), but does this work for you? ls -1 *pattern* | while read file; do echo $file; done -jeff -- When people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they are probably thinking about lunch. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
