Re: Long filenames in DOS/Windows and Unix/Linux

On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:10:42 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

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On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:16:36 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

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For example, I might type something like:
 
    for file in * ; do cp -p $file $file.bak ; done

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It’s quite easy to fix that to work with spaces in file names.

 
I wouldn't call it "quite easy".

As easy as this, in Bash at least:

    IFS=$'\n'

I’ve been told elsewhere that $'\n' is also valid in the latest Posix
spec.