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Date:      Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:12:38 -0800
From:      Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: find question
Message-ID:  <200908050712.39131.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
In-Reply-To: <4ad871310908050800l1158452xb5949f2a1beee47a@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wednesday 05 August 2009 07:00:40 Glen Barber wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:36 AM, Matthew
>
> Seaman<m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote:
> > Try this as:
> >
> >    for line in $( cat $FILELIST ) ; do
> >        echo $line
> >        find $line -type f >> $TMPFILE
> >    done
> >
> > *assuming that none of the directory names in $FILELIST contain spaces*
>
>    for line in $( cat $FILELIST | sed -e 's/\ //g') ; do
>        echo $line
>        find $line -type f >> $TMPFILE
>    done
>
> This *should* fix any directories containing spaces.

And also make find look in non-existing directories.
-- 
Mel



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