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Re: find
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KELEMEN Peter <[log in to unmask]>
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KELEMEN Peter <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:16:20 +0100
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* Manuel Mussini ([log in to unmask]) [20061129 20:00]:

> Does anybody know why this sequence does not work (under bash on
> SLF3.0.5)?

> ext="log"
> files=`find . -name '*.${ext}' -print`
> echo $files

The shell does not expand variables in single quotes.  Try this:

	files=`find . -name "*.${ext}" -print`

Please be aware that you will run into trouble should you have too
many *.log files (and/or long paths) -- the shells don't cope very
well with extremely long variables.

HTH,
Peter

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