$quoted_author = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ; > > one of my favourite ls discoveries is the -Q switch... > it makes life so SO much easier sometimes - if you are doing scripting for > example... because it puts the entire file name in quotes... > > It mightn't seem obvious immediately why this is useful but when you need > it you'll know :)
you little beauty! i've been beating my head around a bash script on a samba server that was choking on all the spaces and special characters people seem to love in their filenames. problem solved... cheers marty -- You need only two tools, WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use the WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the tape. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
