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# 8  
Old 12-15-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by API
@RavinderSingh13: I tried it, but it is same output as described: (Test.dat)
RavinderSingh13's response works for me (tested in bash and zsh):

Code:
-0-1- ~/tmp  > echo xx >'ab '
-0-1- ~/tmp  > find . -name '* ' -exec echo '({})' \;
(./ab )

As you can see, I can clearly see the space after ./ab . If you don't see a space with this command, it means that your file doesn't have one at the end.
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# 9  
Old 12-15-2016
Thanks a lot for your help...

The best solution for me is the hint of ronaldxs:

Code:
IFS=$'\n'
for file in $(find . -name '*\ ' )
do
   echo "($file)"
done

Thats fine for me.

---------- Post updated at 03:59 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:56 PM ----------

@rovf:

Sorry, but all what I get is:

Code:
({})
({})
({})
({})

---------- Post updated at 04:02 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:59 PM ----------

@ravf: Ah yes, now I tested it on my Linux machine - there it works as you described!!

The Problem I have is on an AIX...
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# 10  
Old 12-15-2016
Why is using a for loop better then the solution that has been suggested earlier ?
Code:
find . -type f -name '* ' -exec echo "({})" \;


--
If you insist on the for loop approach,
On AIX, you would need to use:
Code:
IFS="
"

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 12-15-2016 at 12:53 PM..
# 11  
Old 12-15-2016
Some Unix find cannot handle -exec echo "({})"!
My previous post suggested printf. It worked for the current directory only. Likewise the external printf can be used in find
Code:
find . -type f -name '* ' -exec printf "(%s)\n" {} +

Should work on all LUnix.
Comment on the $ quoting: only bash,zsh,ksh93 support the $'\n'.
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# 12  
Old 12-16-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by API
Code:
IFS=$'\n'
for file in $(find . -name '*\ ' )
do
   echo "($file)"
done

You wrote the find command differently from what I gave in my example ....
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