Re: null record separator prints only one file

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2021, tolugboji wrote:

> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>
> On Monday, October 18th, 2021 at 6:18 AM, Chris F.A. Johnson 
> <chris@cfajohnson.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 18 Oct 2021, tolugboji wrote:
> >
> > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > >
> > > On Monday, October 18th, 2021 at 5:55 AM, Chris F.A. Johnson 
> > > chris@cfajohnson.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2021, tolugboji wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > > > >
> > > > > On Monday, October 18th, 2021 at 5:42 AM, Chris F.A. Johnson 
> > > > > chris@cfajohnson.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2021, tolugboji via wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am using the following command with null record separators for a set of png 
> > > > > > > files, and cannot
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > figure out why only one png file is being printed.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > find "$fdir" -type f -name "${fnam}-*.png" -print0 | awk -v RS='\0' -F'[-.]' 
> > > > > > > '{print $(NF-1), $0}' | cat -vet
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How many files does this find:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > find "$fdir" -type f -name "${fnam}-*.png"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     Chris F.A. Johnson
> > > > >
> > > > > It finds 13 files, namely
> > > > >
> > > > > /home/flora/edvart/docs/schimmel-04.png
> > > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > /home/flora/edvart/docs/schimmel-3.png
> > > >
> > > > And how many does this print:
> > > >
> > > > find "$fdir" -type f -name "${fnam}-*.png" -print0 | awk -v RS='\0' -F'[-.]' 
> > > > '{print $(NF-1), $0}'
> > >
> > > The command gives only one entry, the following
> > >
> > > 04 /home/flora/edvart/docs/schimmel-04.png
> >
> > What does this give?
> >
> > find "$fdir" -type f -name "-.png"
>
> I am beginning to suspect it is related to the installation of
> mawk 1.3.3 Nov 1996
>
> Quite strange how the following command gives nothing!
>
> find "$fdir" -type f -name ".png"

Nothing strange about it. Try:

find "$fdir" -type f -name "*.png"

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   Chris F.A. Johnson