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# 8  
Old 10-19-2006
searching files
is there a better way, instead of changing the directory names!!!

ronald
# 9  
Old 10-19-2006
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Originally Posted by ronald_brayan
is there a better way, instead of changing the directory names!!!

ronald
You can rename back those directory names to original.

I'm sure there would be a better way to handle white spaces in filenames with find, wait until someone else replies, I have seen this problem first time and I could only think of rename directory names and then reverse the rename script after you have done with find command.
# 10  
Old 10-19-2006
Try setting IFS to some character that you would never see in the file or directory names.

Before:
Code:
for i in "foo bar baz"; do
  echo $i
done

Output:
Code:
foo
bar
baz

After:
Code:
IFS="%"
for i in "foo bar baz"; do
  echo $i
done

Output:
Code:
foo bar baz

# 11  
Old 10-20-2006
Searching files
Hi Glenn Arndt,

It worked, Thanks very much.

Ronald.
# 12  
Old 10-20-2006
searching file
Hi Glenn,

How would I set IFS to "new line" .

Ronald.
# 13  
Old 10-20-2006
Type IFS=" then hit enter, then type ".
Code:
prompt$ IFS="
"
prompt$
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