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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@inputplus.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] dumb question
Date: Mon,  1 Jul 2002 09:46:47 +0000
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Hi Douglas,

> But in general one might be processing files named by somebody else,
> e.g. to move the last user off a mounted filesystem onto a new larger
> one.  And in general it's a serious problem:
>
> 	$ > 'funny file name; rm -rf /'
> 	$ ls
> 	funny file name; rm -rf /
> 	$ find . -print | xargs echo
> 	funny file name
> 	panic -- essential files not found

The shell doesn't necessarily get involved with xargs' processing
though.  Here's some actual output, rather than theorectical.

    $ ls h*
    hello; date
    $ ls h* | xargs echo
    hello; date

I agree the problem exists, just that it doesn't always trigger.

Cheers,


Ralph.