On Wed, 2011-06-01 at 09:59 -0700, JD wrote: > Since a space is Unix's and Linux's chosen field separator, > I think having a space in filenames should be avoided. there > are many situations where spaces in filenames cause problems. > A simple example: > > for i in *; do > [ -f $i ] && echo $i is a file > done > > you will see that the file with spaces in it's name > will not be recognized as a file because each > space-separated member of that file name > becomes a separate argument > when * is expanded by the shell. No, each filename counts as one argument, even if it has spaces in it. The problem arises when you *use* the argument. The above should read: for i in *; do [ -f "$i"] && echo "$i" is a file done (the quotes are optional in the echo case obviously). poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
