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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
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Subject: Re: sh scripting question
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Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> writes:

> 	OP here.
> 	The filenames at hand were generated by "find" and - on casual
> inspection - have no oddities other than the embedded spaces.

Since find is in use, I think the canonical solution is
to use "find -print0"..."xargs -0"

But it's not always convenient to use that mechanism, so
there are other methods that have been used quite a few
times, depending on the tools the user is comfortable
with. In my case, it might involve an inline sed
invocation to add the quoting for the spaces.

Be well.