[help]Delete or replace text in multiple file and multiple directory - Shell Programming and Scripting

dzufauzan · #6 (**permalink**) 07-04-2008

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Originally Posted by Franklin52

Use find to loop through the directory and the subdirectories:

Code:

for i in $(find *)

Regards

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Originally Posted by Smiling Dragon

Not bourne-safe - tut tut

Code:

for i in `find *`

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Originally Posted by radoulov

Both will breake if the filenames contain embedded spaces or other pathological characters.

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Originally Posted by Smiling Dragon

Ooh, very good point! Me = Fail.
Ok then:

Code:

find . -type f | while read i

heh, 'pathological characters', nice way of putting it

Could you give me complete code?

im newbie

. Thx