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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to read files with spaces Post 302422528 by Lillyt on Tuesday 18th of May 2010 04:17:07 PM
Old 05-18-2010
Thanks. it works
Thank it works.
Can you tell me how the filename is extracted from the directory path from your code "newname=${fname##*/}"

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Thank it works.

Can you tell me how the filename is extracted from the directory path from your code "newname=${fname##*/}"
 

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SYNTAX

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DESCRIPTION

       Extracts  patches  from	.diff.gz  which  apply to files outside the "debian/" directory scope.	A patch is created for each modified file.
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