Unix MIKS toolkit for Windows

[uguess]

Hi Folks

I have MKS toolkit which allows you to run unix on windows platform. However i found that unix don't exactly work as it is suppose to under pure unix platform.

Here is what i want to accomplish.

Drive G: (drive G which has following folders in it)
set_aa
set_ab
set_ac

Drive H (drive H which has following folders in it)
set_ad
set_ae


I want to zip the folders located in G & H drive as per my setting in config file.

Config_file:
G:\set_aa
H:\set_ae

Shell script
for file in `cat config_file`
do
wzzip -a -r -P newfile $1
done


I am trying to zip folders as per my config file thru script, one after the other. However it is not working. Secondly sometimes my path name could have spaces example
c:\Document and folder\Desktop\

unix dont seem to recognize the spaces.

Can some one help.

Thanks

 

[PHV]

In your Shell script where is $1 coming from and why is $file not used ?
For pathname with embedded space, symply use the shell quoting mechanism:
mydir="c:/Document and folder/Desktop/"

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[vgersh99]

a slightly better version would be:

while IFS= read file
do
  wzzip -a -r -P newfile "${file}"
done < config_file

vlad
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