Untill somebody uses a '=' sign in the name of a directory... The IFS solution is probably a lot safer. One other solution would be to make tar create several files with a maximum size of 2G. If you want I'll post the scripts I use for this but it's little more than an extended version of the example code in the tar manual. A basic example is explained at http://www.cgi-interactive-uk.com/splitting_large_files.html, but more examples can be found by googling "tar multi volume". The example described on this page is interactive but you can also use a script for this as explained on e.g. http://cclib.nsu.ru/projects/gnudocs/gnudocs/tar/tar_137.html. Regards Bram > Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV, Blaasveldstraat 162, B-2830 Willebroek VAT BE 406.024.281, RPR Mechelen, ING 310-0092504-52, IBAN : BE64 3100 0925 0452, SWIFT : BBRUBEBB -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Buehler > Sent: maandag 28 januari 2008 22:22 > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: scripting problem > > Perfect. Thank You SO MUCH. That did the trick. > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Broekman, Maarten > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:09 PM > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: RE: scripting problem > > > > You could push the ls output through sed to remove the > spaces for the > > for-loop and then again when you are inside the loop. > > > > DIRSTOBACKUP=`/bin/ls -d1 /home/user/* | /bin/sed -e 's/ /=/g'` > > for NAMEDIR in ${DIRSTOBACKUP[@]} > > do > > DIR=`echo $NAMEDIR | /bin/sed -e 's/=/ /g'` > > echo $DIR > > done > > > > It's a bit round-about but it'll get around the spaces. > > > > > > Maarten Broekman > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bliss > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:01 PM > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: Re: scripting problem > > > > Steve, > > The easiest way to work around the space problem is to just > use tar to > > backup the home directory. > > > > Aaron > > > > Steven Buehler wrote: > > > I am hoping that someone here can help me with this. I > am running a > > little > > > script that backs up some directories for me. Below is > snippet that > > gets me > > > into trouble. > > > --------------------- > > > #!/bin/sh > > > DIRSTOBACKUP=`/bin/ls -d1 /home/user/*` > > > for NAMEDIR in ${DIRSTOBACKUP[@]} > > > do > > > echo $NAMEDIR > > > done > > > --------------------- > > > > > > The problem is that some of the directories have spaces > in the names. > > When > > > running the for loop, it will take the new NAMEDIR at the > space. So > > "Red > > > Hat" would end up listing as 2 directories, "Red" and > "Hat". Any way > > around > > > this? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Aaron Bliss > > Systems Administrator > > SUNY Brockport > > (585) 395-2417 > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
