directories with spaces using diff command 2

[rigstars2]

Hey Everyone,

ORIGINAL="Library/Internet Plug-Ins"
COPY="/MyStuff/watch/Internet Plug-Ins"

The ORGININAL directory has extra files there so when I run the
command below, I'd expect it the find the differences between the 2
variables but it doesn't. Any help is appreciated. I'm thinking, it is not handling the spaces correctly with the directory names.

sudo diff -r $ORIGINAL $COPY >> $CHANG

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

Perhaps this ?
sudo diff -r [!]"[/!]$ORIGINAL[!]"[/!] [!]"[/!]$COPY[!]"[/!] >> $CHANG

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[rigstars2]

Nice try PH but it doesn't give the output. I ran "echo $?" immediately afteward to see what the error code would be it was never 0

 

[SamBones]

The "[tt]echo $?[/tt]" would be giving the return variable of the last command, which would be the "[tt]sudo[/tt]" in this case. All you are testing is that the [tt]sudo[/tt] worked.

 

[Annihilannic]

sudo does faithfully return the return code of the last command executed:

# sudo true ; echo $?
0

# sudo false ; echo $?
1
# sudo ksh -c 'exit 6' ; echo $?
6
#

Annihilannic
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[PHV]

And this ?

sudo diff -r "'$ORIGINAL'" "'$COPY'"

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886