On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:39:23 -0700 Bill Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008, Simon Gao wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I need to work on some files and directories that have spaces in > >them like: > > > >interesting story\2008 March\{story one,story two}. > > > >When using find with -exec, part of the file/directory name will be > >missing and therefore lead to error. > > Generally it's better to use find and xargs when processing > arbitrary lists of files. It can be significantly more efficient > than ``exec'ing'' a command for each file when the command can > process multiple arguments, and they previde for file names with > strange characters using the -print0 option to find, and -0 > option to xargs as in: find has neither of the limitations you mention. It does the equivalent of "-print0 | xargs -0" automatically, and can handle multiple arguments with "{} +". It also has -execdir which can be convenient. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"