Re: calling script function on output of find

From	John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: calling script function on output of find
Date	2011-07-09 12:51 +0000
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On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:48:46 +0100, Chris Davies wrote:

> So, there is now no sensible option but to turn the construct inside
> out, which is why the other posters suggested such things as this:
>     find "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f -size +0 | while read f; do process_file
>     "$f"; done

OK, thanks, it was the "turning the construct inside out" I didn't get.
I still don't see that as turning it inside out, but I thought you were 
suggesting some yet-different solution the others hadn't.


> Please note, that if your process_file needs to update variables that
> are used later in your script, or if your pathnames contain embedded
> newlines and/or leading spaces, this solution WILL NOT WORK. Come back
> here for more pathologically correct answers.

Like "use Perl" ;-)

-- 
John Stumbles

Procrastinate now!

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calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-05 10:01 +0000
  Re: calling script function on output of find Joe Makowiec <makowiec@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-05 10:20 +0000
    Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-09 12:04 +0000
  Re: calling script function on output of find dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2011-07-05 19:17 +0100
    Re: calling script function on output of find unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> - 2011-07-05 20:01 +0000
      Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-09 12:21 +0000
        Re: calling script function on output of find Bill Marcum <bill@lat.localnet> - 2011-07-12 19:43 -0400
          Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-16 00:26 +0000
    Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-09 12:48 +0000
      Re: calling script function on output of find dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2011-07-09 19:52 +0100
  Re: calling script function on output of find Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-07-07 09:37 +0100
    Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-08 10:02 +0000
      Re: calling script function on output of find Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-07-08 16:48 +0100
        Re: calling script function on output of find unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> - 2011-07-08 17:46 +0000
          Re: calling script function on output of find Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-07-08 20:56 +0100
            Re: calling script function on output of find unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> - 2011-07-08 21:14 +0000
              Re: calling script function on output of find Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-07-09 11:17 +0100
        Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-09 12:51 +0000
          Re: calling script function on output of find Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-07-10 10:45 +0100
            Re: calling script function on output of find John Stumbles <john.stumbles@ntlworld.com> - 2011-07-10 23:14 +0000

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