hi:
i have a file that lists filenames that are to be renamed:
oldname:dir name:newname
at least the dirname contains spaces.
now i am trying to do the equivalent of:
awk -F: '{ print $1, $2, $3 }' filenames | while read old dir new;
do mv "$old" "$dir/$new"; done
this works with bash if i escape the spaces with \:
oldname:dir\ name:newname
however no matter what i try, i can not get read in fish to group the
values as intended.
is this a problem with read or
does anyone have any clues as how to solve this?
greetings, martin.
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