On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Craig White <craig.white@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> the relevant snippet is...
>
> NAME="*.mov"
> cd $IN
> if test -n "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name $NAME -print -quit)"
>
> and if there is one file in this directory - ie test.mov, this works fine
>
> but if there are two (or more) files in this directory - test.mov, test2.mov
>
> then I get an error...
> find: paths must precede expression
>
> So my code is evidently wrong. I just want a test for 1 or more files ending in .mov in the directory?
>
> Any one want to toss me a bone here?
Run the script with -x to see what's happening. $NAME is probably
getting expanded. You might have to set noglob.
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