On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 12:16:44PM +0000, Nick Cleaton wrote: >And let's hope nobody did > > mkdir "/tmp/x\n/\nx", 0755; > mkdir "/tmp/x\n/\nx/French", 0755; > >or you're in deep doodoo.
Change find / $findargs -print | xargs rm -rf to find / $findargs -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf and expect it to fail if you don't have GNU-compatible find and xargs. But the existence of those options is why I insist on having GNU-compatible find and xargs.... R -- He's a hate-fuelled crooked shaman who knows the secret of the alien invasion. She's a radical gypsy stripper from aristocratic European stock. They fight crime!