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Subject: Re: [9front] PATCH walk(1) to (optionally) quote name and path
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Quoth unobe@cpan.org:
> I realized I didn't reply to your question, sorry.  No, not directly.
> I am trying to consolidate some files spread across different paths to
> one directory, so first doing:
> 
> 	walk -f -eP | grep 'pattern' > /tmp/files_of_interest.txt
> 
> Then after reviewing and deleting further, I was going to do something like:
> 
> 	clone `{cat /tmp/files_of_interest.txt} /path/

in this case, rc doesn't evaluate the quotes, it simply splits
on spaces (or whatever ifs is).

> Are you thinking I'd do something like set the ifs manually?
> 
> 	ifs='
> '
> 	clone `{cat /tmp/files_of_interest.txt} /path
> 

yes; though I tend to use the inline version, since
it has fewer warts around nested shell functions.

	nl='
	'
	clone `$nl{cat /tmp/files} /path