On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:05:05 -0400, Rick Troth wrote:
> ...
>Consumer systems REGULARLY have blanks in filenames, which makes
>scripted automation difficult. Other punctuation can also be troublesome.
>
In shell scripts this is facilitated vy:
find ... -print0 | xargs -0 ...
(all POSIX)
And find (recently) provides the -print0 predicate. Bur xargs lacks
the -0 option. What was the rationale for the half-compliance with
POSIX, omitting the part that makes it most useful?
--
gil
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