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# 1  
Old 08-03-2017
Help with reading directory paths with spaces from a file
Hi I want to know how to handle the spaces in the below scenario.
I have a file (CON_zip_path_1.txt) which has some directory paths with spaces in directory names . My requirement is to unzip these zip files to
another path. Please see the code below and the error.

CON_zip_path_1.txt file contents -there are 9 directory path records with spaces in folder names:
Code:
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218812.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218800.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218600.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218563.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218553.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218556.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218559.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/2017/May/CW221xxxx/CW22184xx/CW2218471.zip
 /Contract Workspaces/2017/May/CRW221xxxx/CRW22184xx/CRW2218451.zip

Code:
 src_path=/informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332 ;
 while read line; do    
echo $src_path$line
unzip $src_path$line -d $src_path/Contract\ Workspaces
done < $src_path/CON_zip_path_1.txt ;

error output :
Code:
 /informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332/Contract Workspaces/Contract Repository/TCW1000 to TCW9999/TCW1000 to TCW1999/TCW1000 to TCW1099/TCW1000 to TCW1009/CW2218812.zip
unzip:  cannot find or open /informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332/Contract, /informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332/Contract.zip or /informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332/Contract.ZI

P.
# 2  
Old 08-03-2017
Code:
src_path=/informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332 ;
dos2ux < "$src_path/CON_zip_path_1.txt" | while read line; do
echo "$src_path$line"
unzip "$src_path$line" -d "$src_path/Contract Workspaces"
done  < $src_path/CON_zip_path_1.txt ;

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please don't modify posts that have been referred to by others, pulling the rug from under their feet.
Undid rdrtx1's redirection removal by striking it through.
Last edited by RudiC; 08-08-2017 at 06:53 AM..
This User Gave Thanks to rdrtx1 For This Post:
paul1234
# 3  
Old 08-03-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by rdrtx1
Code:
src_path=/informatica/apps/logs/fin/ote/SrcFiles/Source/Contracts20170706092332/Contracts20170706092332 ;
dos2ux < "$src_path/CON_zip_path_1.txt" | while read line; do
echo "$src_path$line"
unzip "$src_path$line" -d "$src_path/Contract Workspaces"
done < $src_path/CON_zip_path_1.txt ;

To be safe in case spaces, tabs, other IFS characters are later added to the value assigned to the src_path variable, I think you should also quote the expansion of src_path in the redirection at the end of the loop as well as in all places where it is expanded inside the loop:
Code:
done < "$src_path"/CON_zip_path_1.txt ;

This User Gave Thanks to Don Cragun For This Post:
paul1234
# 4  
Old 08-07-2017
Thank You so much Don
# 5  
Old 08-07-2017
The suggestion feeds the loop from a pipe (at the beginning of the loop) *and* from the file (redirection at the end of the loop). Does not make sense. Bash silently ignores the pipe.
Please add the "quotes" but omit the dos2ux ... | !
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