> > Based on what was just said above, I am using Bash version > 2.05b.0(1), > > and no extra configs for splitting are necessary as it splits > > appropriately at the end of the line. > > No, bash splits on all whitespace by default. Take a file like this: > > one two three > four five six > seven eight nine > > put it in a var: > > foo=`cat file` > > and then expand it: > > echo $foo > > This echo command gets 9 separate args. If you use this: > > echo "$foo" > > This echo command gets just 1 arg (with spaces and newlines included). > > However, if you set IFS to contain just a newline, then the > unquoted $foo reference returns 3 args. So, that's one > possible bash solution.
You are right about the splitting above, however I can use spaces in my include file without issue. I don't know whether it is due to Bash or not, but I do this on several Redhat 8/9 servers without modification to the shell. Here is my include file: + BACKOFFICE/ + BACKOFFICE/C$/ + BACKOFFICE/C$/Documents and Settings/ - BACKOFFICE/C$/* - BACKOFFICE/* + RAE-DELL/ + RAE-DELL/C$/ + RAE-DELL/C$/Documents and Settings/ - RAE-DELL/C$/* - RAE-DELL/* + SERVER/ + SERVER/C$/ + SERVER/C$/Documents and Settings/ - SERVER/C$/* + SERVER/E$/ + SERVER/E$/Files/ + SERVER/E$/Files/Office/ + SERVER/E$/Files/Users/ - SERVER/E$/Files/* - SERVER/E$/* - /* And here is a partial listing of the log: building file list ... readlink AMY/C$/hiberfil.sys: Text file busy readlink AMY/C$/pagefile.sys: Text file busy readlink 3RDFLOOR/C$/hiberfil.sys: Text file busy readlink 3RDFLOOR/C$/pagefile.sys: Text file busy readlink RAE-DELL/C$/hiberfil.sys: Text file busy readlink RAE-DELL/C$/pagefile.sys: Text file busy done 3RDFLOOR/C$/Documents and Settings/All Users/ 3RDFLOOR/C$/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Creative/Media Database/ALBUM. DBF 3RDFLOOR/C$/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Creative/Media Database/ALBUM0 .CDX 3RDFLOOR/C$/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Creative/Media Database/ARTIST .DBF Max -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
