Find command fails when a space is in the directory path variable
I have a script like this running under OS X 10.8. The problem arises when the find command encounters a space in the path name. I need the "dir" variable as I'll be extending the script to more general use.
The ls command works fine in the script but the find command encounters this error:
If I enclose the path variable with quotes
then this error comes up:
I'm baffled; I added the IFS as suggested in another posting but it didn't help.
Hello,
i have another sed question.. I'm trying to do variable substition with sed and i'm running into a problem.
my var1 is a string constructed like this:
filename1 filerev1 filepath1
my var2 is another string constructed like this:
filename2 filerev2 filepath2
when i do... (2 Replies)
Hello,
I need to execute the following command in a script:
/usr/bin/ssh 205.21.1.1 vmware-cmd -v /home/virtual machines//Machine.vmx"createsnapshot Weekly_Backup >/dev/null 2>&1
The problem is that there is a space between virtual and machines and when I run the script I get no such... (2 Replies)
I need to write a login script for multiple computers, however, one of the directories in question will have a different name from computer to computer.
~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/<unique filename>.default/myfile
For the directory named <unique filename>.default , I... (2 Replies)
Hi ,
I imported find command I have on my hp-ux server to clean up the /tmp of my new IBM AIX servers.
Though, the commands always fails in the cron but if I past it at the prompt, it works find. I tried with at jobs and regular 'find' .
Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Many... (4 Replies)
I'm trying to write my first shell script and got a bit stuck with this:
I've got myscript.sh that executes from /fromhere.
If the script is run with the syntax ./myscript.sh tothere:
I need to make a variable inside the script containing /fromhere/tothere
...and if the script is run with... (10 Replies)
Hi I am using MKS Toolkit c shell.
I am trying to set a path variable something like c:/Program Files/blah/blah
so
set path=(c:/Program Files/blah/blah)
this, however, does not work as it splits this thing up into 'c:/Program' and
'Files/blah/blah'.
Does anyone have any ideas on... (9 Replies)
I seem to have issues compiling software and I think I've narrowed it down to something having to do with having a space in the path name to my Home folder (which contains "Macintosh HD"). The reason I think this is shown here:
$ echo $HOME
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/Tom
$ cd $HOME
-sh:... (7 Replies)
I am working with a sh script on a solaris 9 zone (sol 10 host) that grabs information to build the configuration command line. the variables Build64, SSLopt, CONFIGopt, and CC are populated in the script. the script includes
CC=`which gcc`
CONFIGopt=' --prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr... (8 Replies)
Hi All,
i had to split one files into 10 equally. For that i have coded below awk.
OUTPUT_FILE=/home/sit/path/Files/file_EXPORT.lst
DIR_NM=`dirname ${OUTPUT_FILE}`
awk -v CURR_DATE="$(date +'%d-%m-%Y-%H-%M')" -v pth=$DIR_NM '{print >> pth/"tgt_file_name"CURR_DATE"_"NR%10 }' ${OUTPUT_FILE}
... (7 Replies)
Hi All,
I did a review of some threads to see if someone had come across this problem.
My system is an oracle virtual box solaris 10 installed on a windows 10 system.
Right now I am learning scripting and am just playing with the env variables.
I am trying to update the PATH to... (9 Replies)
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mvdir
mvdir(1M)mvdir(1M)NAME
mvdir - move a directory
SYNOPSIS
dir newdir
DESCRIPTION
moves one directory tree into another existing directory (within the same file system), or renames a directory without moving it.
dir must be an existing directory.
If newdir does not exist but the directory that would contain it does, dir is moved and/or renamed to newdir. Otherwise, newdir must be an
existing directory not already containing an entry with the same name as the last pathname component of dir. In this case, dir is moved
and becomes a subdirectory of newdir. The last pathname component of dir is used as the name for the moved directory.
refuses to move dir if the path specified by newdir would be a descendent directory of the path specified by dir. Such cases are not
allowed because cyclic sub-trees would be created as in the case, for example, of which is prohibited.
does not allow directory to be moved.
Only users who have appropriate privileges can use
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SEE ALSO cp(1), mkdir(1), mv(1).
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