Pete Clarke declaimed:
> > The core loop is clearly
> >
> > > for file in "$1"
> > > do
> > > filename=${file%.*}
> > > echo "Adding $file to $filename.zip..."
> > > $ZIP $ARGS "$filename" "$file" > /dev/null
> > >
> > > let "nofiles += 1"
> > > done
> >
> > Hint: try quoting your args when you run the script. Read the bash docs,
> > have fun.
>
> Umm ... I have read the docs, and thought that
> for file in "$1"
> was the correct way ..
Sorry to be so obtuse. By quoting your args, I meant when you ran it:
$ ./myscript "*"
instead of
$ ./myscript *
In the first case, the glob is passed into the script, so $1 = * and all
is as you'd intended.
In the second case, bash helpfully expands the glob and passes the
result into the script, so $1 = <first item>
In any event, either $* or $@ will work just fine and suits your
intentions more accurately.
PM
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