Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:16:41 -0700 From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) To: Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com> Cc: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: * wildcard in.sh script Message-ID: <86631knzxy.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> In-Reply-To: <4C177363.2050308@comclark.com> (Aiza's message of "Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:34:43 %2B0800") References: <4C173909.1050101@comclark.com> <4C174283.9090903@comclark.com> <20100615122014.44108373@gumby.homeunix.com> <20100615124709.254fe73e@gumby.homeunix.com> <4C177363.2050308@comclark.com>
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>>>>> "Aiza" == Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com> writes: Aiza> This is the output. want to build list only containing file names Aiza> prefixed with job. Putting " " around the value on the command Aiza> line worked. But before this can go to production will have to fix Aiza> the code so no " " on the command value. You can't fix your script to do that. The expansion of '*' is a function of the shell before it even gets to your script. So this is not possible. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/>; Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion
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