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Date:      Wed, 1 Aug 2007 18:16:57 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: semi OT: sh scripting problem
Message-ID:  <18097.1625.578827.381553@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <41DEA020-0134-46DB-A6E1-B8D0881768FE@gmail.com>
References:  <18096.39488.530454.883753@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <200708011654.08611.wundram@beenic.net> <41DEA020-0134-46DB-A6E1-B8D0881768FE@gmail.com>

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Eric Crist writes:

>  > If you're using bash, set IFS to the newline only before looping. I  
>  > guess the
>  > tcsh also has a similar setting, but I wouldn't know where to look.
>  >
>  > ---
>  > IFS="
>  > "
>  
>  This also works for sh.  To the OP, simply add the lines above
>  your for listed above to your script, and it should work.  No
>  bash required.

	Tested and confirmed.
	Thanks everyone - the script works.


				Robert Huff



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