FWIW: Many have recommended using "xargs" to pass the generated list entries into "tar" or some other archiving program. I've often had trouble processing lists of filenames using "xargs." Most of the problems revolve around oddball characters in the filenames, which tend to be created by users using GUIs. While certainly no panacea, I've found this sequence in bash/sh
<generate list> | while read X; do <process "$X">; done often gets around many of the problems. -- Walter M. Pawley <[email protected]> Wump Research & Company 676 River Bend Road, Roseburg, OR 97471 541-672-8975 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
