Re: How to compare the files in two directories with a script?

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 04/30/05 

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:44:41 GMT

On comp.unix.shell, in <ioudnTC4LuVDpO7fRVn-pg@rcn.net>, "matt_left_coast" wrote:
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> Ed Morton wrote:
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<snip>

>>> for var1 in $dir1 # runs though each file in first
>>> directory do
>>> for var2 in $dir2 # runs though each file in the second
>>> do # directory for each file in $dir1
>>> $cmd var1 var2
>>> done
>>> done
>>
>> Besides missing "$"s in the var references, that will fail for files
>> with spaces in their names (see question 16 in the FAQ,
>> http://home.comcast.net/~j.p.h/cus-faq.html#P). You can do the
>> equivalent with:
>>
>> for var1 in "$1"/*
>> do
>> for var2 in "$2"/*
>> do
>> tkdiff.tcl var1 var2
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> "Besides missing "$"s in the var references".

<snicker>

AC