Erik,
I would suggest "ed":
# ed file_with_names < ed.i
"ed.i" is an input file with editor command, put the following lines
in "ed.i":
g/^.*$/s//"&"
w
q
this will add quotes around the whole sentence.
You can put this in a script to automate it.
Success.
Reinder
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Van: Erik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: dinsdag 28 december 1999 0:56
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Re: rm help
Ok,
cat file_with_names | xargs rm
work great, but i still have one little porblem maybe someone canhelp me
with. The files
I would like to delete have spaces in them. In order for the command to
work, It has to have quotes around the whole name, or i get a bunch of
errors. Is there a way around this or a way to easily add quotes to my
file?
Thanks,
erik
Charles Galpin wrote:
>
> cat file_with_names | xargs rm -f
>
> test first :)
>
> charles
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Erik wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to remove some files in a directory. I ahve a text file with the
> > names of the files that i want to delete. Is there a command I can
> > issue that will delete the files listed in the file i have?
>
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