Bash script for files with spaces in the filenames

[Justin Zygmont]

I'd use sed in the script.


On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, 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
>
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