Hello.
Darren wrote:
[snip]
> I *believe* there is a bug in basename, it is reproducable. Demonstrated
> by the example below. I apologise in advance if it is not and my
> understand is at fault.
[snip]
> $ a="gfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfytytytytytjhjhjhjhjh8686868686 - "
> $ b=`basename $a`
> $ a="gfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfgfytytytytytjhjhjhjhjh8686868686 - 17 "
> $ b=`basename $a`
> $ basename: too many arguments
> Try `basename --help' for more information.
[snip]
This is a shell expansion issue. You need to quote $a in the backticks, since
$a is expanded. I.e.:
b=`basename "$a"`
HTH. Regards,
--
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]
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