Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3202 mails)

[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Arnold wrote:
> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> > Chris Arnold wrote:
> > > Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > > > You have to fill that part in. Do you know the names of the files?
> > > > If so, list them in the first section.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have a set of "find" criteria that will produce the target
> > > > files? If so, use that section.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have a simple shell "glob" (wild-card) expression that will
> > > > yield the proper targets? If so, use that.
> > > >   
> > > Shouldn't *.php yield the results i need as far as find the 2000 files?
> > > > You didn't give any information about which files to operate on, so
> > > > obviously I could not make that part of the sample / example script
> > > > definite.
> > > >   
> > > That is the whole purpose of wanting a script.....I have over 2000 files
> > > that need to have the ' inserted into the files. No way am i going to
> > > hand type the file names in.
> > You asked an incomplete question,
> > so you received an incomplete answer.
> >
> > Where are the files (don't say "my computer")...
> > are they all in one directory?
> >
> > Are there any other files in those directories which
> > you DON'T want modified?
> >
> > Randall is no more of a mindreader than you are,
> > so quit chastising him for trying to help you.
> >
> > I suggest you read the following sections of the
> > "How To Ask Questions" page on Eric S. Raymond's site.
> > (yes, I'm serious!)
> >
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#beprecise>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#explicit>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#courtesy>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#classic>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id271954>
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#examples>
> >
> > Oh hell, just read the whole page:
> >
> > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
> Whatever...Aaron, you arrived a little late on the scene, so i will
> excuse you :)
> No way was i chastising Randall for his help. Quite the opposite, i
> thank Randall and all of you for all your help.

I followed the whole exchange.

You need to read the page, because, if you had written your
question better, you would have recieved a useful answer
much more quickly, without raising animosity.



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