Dotan Cohen wrote: > Another friend has provided me with a simple bash script that performs > an operation on all the files of a directory. However, many of the > file names contain spaces. How can I modify the following code to work > on files with spaces? The directory is on a mounted FAT32 partition. > > > #!/bin/bash > PWD=`pwd` > for file in `find $PWD -name "*.mp3"` > do > eyeD3 --force-update --set-encoding=utf8 "$file" > done > > > I had considered converting the spaces to underscores, but that would > upset the delicate wife/linux balance in our household. > > Thank you. > > Dotan Cohen > http://technology-sleuth.com/technical_answer/what_is_a_firewall.html > I usually use something like: #!/bin/bash for file in *.mp3 do eyeD3 --force-update --set-encoding=utf8 "$file" done The only time you will run into a problem is if you have a directory off the current directory that is named <something>.mp3. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
