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# 1  
Old 12-14-2016
Find files where filename ends with space
Hello all,

I would like to find files where the filename ends with a space - like Test.dat

I tried it with:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
for file in $(find . -name 'Test.dat*')
do
   echo "($file)"
done

I found the file I have searched for - but unfortunately the output is as:

Code:
(Test.dat)

But I would like to have the real name:

Code:
(Test.dat )

How could I do this?
Last edited by rbatte1; 12-14-2016 at 12:44 PM.. Reason: Added ICODE tags for clarity
# 2  
Old 12-14-2016
Hello API,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you(haven't tested it though).
Code:
find -type f -name "* "

Thanks,
R. Singh
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API
# 3  
Old 12-14-2016
@RavinderSingh13: I tried it, but it is same output as described: (Test.dat)
# 4  
Old 12-14-2016
The problem is that the for loop is parsing the arguments it gets, based on the space.

If you let find control the loop, it should work:-
Code:
find . -name "Test.*" -exec echo "({})" \;

I get this output:-
Code:
$ touch "Test.dat "
$ find . -name "Test.*" -exec echo "({})" \;
(./Test.dat )
$

I hope that this helps, but I'm sure you need to use it in some wider context. How can we help you there?



Robin
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# 5  
Old 12-14-2016
The IFS (input field separator) default includes a space so even though "find" is pulling the right file name when the assignment happens to the variable "file" in your for loop the trailing spaces get chopped.

I think you may be looking for:

Code:
#!/bin/bash

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

# 6  
Old 12-14-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by API
@RavinderSingh13: I tried it, but it is same output as described: (Test.dat)
Hello API,

I don't think there is a need of a loop and then putting find command's value to it, you could only use find command to print the file names.

Thanks,
R. Singh
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API
# 7  
Old 12-15-2016
If there is no sub directory, and not too many files, then you can simply print them
Code:
printf "(%s)\n" Test.dat*

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