I always do loops in /bin/sh like this: for f in `cat file` ; do rm -rf $f ; done
Easy. I like doing it like this. The problem is, when I am dealing with an input list that has multiple words per line, this chops it up and treats every word as a new line... For instance, lets say I have a file full of filenames, like this: # cat file 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged - 01 - These Are Days.mp3 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged - 02 - Eat For Two.mp3 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged - 03 - Candy Everybody Wants.mp3 and I try to use the above loop on it, it thinks that every word is a line ... the above loop will attempt to delete the following files: 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged - 01 - These (and so on) Even if I quote the variable $f, like: for f in `cat file` ; do rm -rf "$f" ; done it still does the same thing. ----- So my question is, what is a nice simple way to loop in the shell, as close to what I am doing above as possible, that does not have this problem ? Should I just be using something other than `cat` ? Or what ? THanks. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
