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From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@fs.ei.tum.de>
Subject: Re: Globbing
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:34:20 +0100
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Bill Hacker wrote:
> Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
>> Bill Hacker wrote:
>>>>> After all, if use of find or xargs accomplishes the task w/o ill=20
>>>>> effects on memory, then what prevents creation of a compiled=20
>>>>> utility that has that same sort of 'flavor' of approach  - just=20
>>>>> hard-wired from the get-go?
>>>>     It would have to be a shell builtin
>>> An assumption based on legacy.
>>
>> rm() {
>>         args=3Drm
>>         while [ "$#" -lt 0 ]
>>         do
>>                 case "$1" in
>>                 -*) args=3D"$args $1"; shift ;;
>>                 *) break ;;
>>                 esac
>>         done
>>
>>         echo "$@" | xargs $args
>> }
>>
>=20
> Thanks,
>=20
> I (think) I understand what it is expected to do, but have missed=20
> something, as a cut n' paste hasn't (done that) yet.
>=20
> Not in ksh anyway.
>=20
> Example of syntax 'in use'? i.e. what to feed it...

rm *

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