I gess you could also avoid the expension with:
if test -n "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name \"$NAME\" -print -quit)"
2012/8/15 Steve Thompson <smt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2012, Craig White 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
>
> The substitution of $NAME is expanding the wild card, giving you a single
> -name with two arguments. You probably want something like:
>
> NAME="\*.mov"
>
> Steve
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