Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:42:17 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sh Scripting - String Manipulation Message-ID: <434FD1D9.4070703@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <200510132043.06169.kirk@strauser.com> References: <434EE80D.2010103@mykitchentable.net> <200510132043.06169.kirk@strauser.com>
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On 10/13/2005 6:43 PM Kirk Strauser wrote:
>On Thursday 13 October 2005 06:04 pm, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
>
>
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>>What I'd like to is get '-exec' to run this command:
>>
>>ln -s "/multimedia/Pictures/2005 Kimberly & Rich/IMG_1210.JPG" "2005
>>Kimberly & Rich/IMG_1210.JPG"
>>
>>
>
>The easiest way I've found is to simply change into /multimedia/Pictures
>before running find, then refer "ln" back to your original directory.
>
>Say that you want the links to be made inside /home/drew . Instead of running
>find from their, do:
>
> $ cd /multimedia/Pictures
> $ find -iname '*.jpg' -exec ln -s {} /home/drew
>
>There - you've removed any need for string manipulation with a simple cd.
>
>
Thanks for your reply. This is a good workaround in this particular
situation for getting it done quickly. However I hope to learn how to
actually manipulate the string for future reference. I've done some
reading and played with awk and sed a little but I can't get either to
behave as I expect. If awk and/or sed seem to be the best solution,
I'll post again with specific questions.
Thanks,
Drew
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