Shell script help

[aldi]

Help me I'm a numpty:

find -iname *.bmp | xargs -l1 convert_file

Where convert_file is a script to do some conversion and general faffing about (to 000's of files in 00's of subdirs). Problem is if a file has got a space in it, convert_file ends up seeing the first half of the filename as $1, the second bit as $2 etc. etc. and throws away the spaces. Whats the best way around this? or am I going about this all the wrong way?

Cheers
Neil

[Fer]

Sorry, away from a un*x box right now, but would be tempted to do something like:

find -iname *.bmp >>/usr/tmp/fer.$$

while true
do
read $FILE || break
converfile $FILE

done </usr/tmp/fer.$$

I am a little rusty, so all this could be b**locks, but PM me and I will have a bash tomorrow when I get into work

[Pigeon]

find -iname '*.bmp' -exec convert_file "{}" ;

[Fer]

Pigeon said:

find -iname '*.bmp' -exec convert_file "{}" ;

Showoff!

I did say I was rusty!

[aldi]

Thanks Pidgeon, Sorry fer there was less typing involved in his method