I find it more ...funny... written like this
one line for each directory to exclude, no need to edit/change their names,
just note the leading \ on the last one
#!/bin/sh
call="find $(echo '\
/mnt/dosc/windows
/mnt/dosc/Program Files
/mnt/dosc/rom_zips\
' | while read line
do
echo "-path '$line' -prune -o "
done)"
echo $call
eval "$call"
you could even shorten it to :
#!/bin/sh
eval "find $(echo '\
...
done)"
A 23:35 19/02/02 -0600, vous avez écrit :
>Lynne, thanks for the info...your script produces what I need, except
>that my arguments are not on separate lines. However, I have managed to
>write the following script that allows "Program\_Files" to be passed as
>'Program Files' to find. Especially important was the eval ($call)
>(also thanks to Cameron). This seems to have removed the problem that
>find was having. I also think that using the \_ is better than the
>question mark and I can replace it with a space in the loop. Here is
>what I ended up with:
>
>#!/bin/sh
>
>paths_to_exclude='/mnt/dosc/windows /mnt/dosc/quickenw
>/mnt/dosc/Program\_Files /mnt/dosc/rom_zips'
>call="find /mnt/dosc/"
>
>for i in $paths_to_exclude ; do
> i=$(echo $i | sed 's/\\_/ /g')
> call="$call -path '$i' -prune -o"
>done
>
>call="$call -print"
>echo $call
>eval "$call"
>
>
>
>
>Thanks for everyone's help in steering this to a conclusion.
>
>Kirk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Lynne wrote:
>Kirk,
>
>Try something like the following - this works for me. The set -x
>provides a
>"trace" and should be removed for actual use.
>
>#!/bin/sh
>set -x
>paths_to_exclude='/tmp/dir1/Program Files
>/tmp/fileobJEbT-rep-tarfh
>/tmp/orbit*
>/tmp/quickenw'
>
>call=`echo "$paths_to_exclude" | ( stuff=
> while read line
> do
> stuff="$stuff -path '$line' -prune -o"
> done
> echo $stuff)`
>
>call="find /tmp/ $call"
>
>call="$call -print"
>echo "Calling..."
>echo $call
>eval $call
>
>Lynne
>kirk wrote:
>
>> I am trying to get a list of /mnt/dosc excluding "Program Files" and
>> "quickenw" from within this script. This is a stripped down version of
>> what would normally include variables, but it illustrates the concept.
>>
>> Here is the script:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> paths_to_exclude="/mnt/dosc/Program?Files /mnt/dosc/quickenw"
>> call="find /mnt/dosc/"
>>
>> for i in $paths_to_exclude ; do
>> call="$call -path '"$i"' -prune -o"
>> done
>>
>> call="$call -print"
>> echo "Calling..."
>> echo $call
>> $call
>>
>> [end script]
>>
>> Running this script generates the following:
>>
>> Calling...
>> find /mnt/dosc/ -path '/mnt/dosc/Program Files' -prune -o -path
>> '/mnt/dosc/quickenw' -prune -o -print
>> find: paths must precede expression
>> Usage: find [path...] [expression]
>>
>> However, running the command
>> find /mnt/dosc/ -path '/mnt/dosc/Program Files' -prune -o -path
>> '/mnt/dosc/quickenw' -prune -o -print
>>
>> Generates the desired output.
>>
>> I assume part of the problem is the "?", but I have to keep the string
>> together or the for loop breaks it up. Is there any other way to get
>> this thing to go thru the for loop intact? Also, why does running the
>> same command as $call work from the command prompt?
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Kirk
>>
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