any idea why xargs is acting funny?

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Post #252,203 by boxley 4/14/06 12:57:26 PM Reply	any idea why xargs is acting funny? ************ cat /var/run/foo.out \| awk '{print $4}'\| xargs -t ls -l "$TIER1/$1" ls -l /opt/imail/msgfiles/ a2/aaaf/aacp/00091435.b a2/aaaf/aacp/00091435.b: No such file or directory ************ why would xargs put a space between them so ls thinks it has 2 inputs instead of a single? thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #252,216 by pwhysall 4/14/06 2:32:47 PM Reply	Do you need to escape the forward slash? Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #252,270 by broomberg 4/14/06 6:57:01 PM Reply	What is in foo.out? cat /var/run/foo.out \| awk '{print $4}'\| xargs -t ls -l "$TIER1/$1" And what do you expect to be in $1?
Post #252,286 by boxley 4/14/06 9:18:22 PM Reply	it doesnt matter what I expect to see in $1 since xargs APPENDS STDIN as an ARGUMENT to the command requested to be run :-) hence the space. Hey long day on a friday thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #252,285 by boxley 4/14/06 9:16:22 PM Reply	dumass, man xargs Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep

any idea why xargs is acting funny? - (boxley) - (4) - April 14, 2006, 12:57:26 PM EDT

Do you need to escape the forward slash? -NT - (pwhysall) - April 14, 2006, 02:32:47 PM EDT

What is in foo.out? - (broomberg) - (1) - April 14, 2006, 06:57:01 PM EDT

it doesnt matter what I expect to see in $1 - (boxley) - April 14, 2006, 09:18:22 PM EDT

dumass, man xargs -NT - (boxley) - April 14, 2006, 09:16:22 PM EDT

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