I have a folder that contains many sub folders and files. This tree has to be backed up to an archive system. According to the tech support, one of the archives is failing to back up due to the possibility of trailing spaces on file and folder names. Therefore, I would like to have a script parse through this directory tree and remove trailing spaces from file and folder names. I would like to avoid replacing spaces with underscores and I would like to avoid removing spaces from the middle of the names.
For example, I have many folders that might be named something like this:
So assuming the above folder had a trailing space, I would want to remove JUST the trailing space.
Can I get some assistance with a script that could do that?
Thanks!
Moderator's Comments:
Without CODE tags, we can't tell the difference between one space and multiple spaces or tabs, and we can't see trailing whitespace characters. This post is confusing because there are no trailing spaces on your sample filename.
Last edited by Don Cragun; 08-13-2014 at 01:33 PM..
Reason: Add CODE tags.
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rmm
rmm(1) General Commands Manual rmm(1)NAME
rmm - remove messages (only available within the message handling system, mh)
SYNOPSIS
rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-help]
OPTIONS
Prints a list of the valid options to this command.
The default settings for this command are:
+folder defaults to the current folder msgs defaults to the current message
DESCRIPTION
The rmm command deletes the current message from the current folder.
You can specify messages and folders other than the current ones by using the +folder and msgs arguments.
The current message is not changed by rmm, so a next will advance to the next message in the folder as expected.
If you have defined a component rmmproc: in your file, then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will call the named program to
delete the file.
The rmm command removes messages by renaming the message files with a preceding comma. Many sites consider files that start with a comma to
be a temporary backup, and arrange for cron(8) to remove such files once a day.
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine your Mail directory
rmmproc: Program to delete the message
FILES
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