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On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:21:22AM -0500, Robert wrote:
> Can someone explain why this:
> find . -depth -print0 | cpio --null -pmd /tmp/test
> will copy all files in and below the current directory -and- this:
> find . -depth -print | grep -v .iso$ | wc -l
> will count all the non-iso files -and- this:
> find . -depth -print | grep .iso$ | wc -l
> will count *only* the iso files -but- this:
> find . -depth -print0 | grep -v .iso$ | cpio --null -pmd /tmp/test
> doesn't copy *anything*?
> Any suggestions for a work-around would also be most welcome.
Okey, a new options for you:
find . -depth -print0 | grep -vZ .iso$ | cpio --null -pmd /tmp/test
From grep manpage:
-Z, --null
Output a zero byte (the ASCII NUL character) instead of the
character that normally follows a file name. For example, grep
-lZ outputs a zero byte after each file name instead of the
usual newline. This option makes the output unambiguous, even
in the presence of file names containing unusual characters
like newlines. This option can be used with commands like find
-print0, perl -0, sort -z, and xargs -0 to process arbitrary
file names, even those that contain newline characters.
- --
Rodrigo Barbosa
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
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