Shell script: parse blank spaces correctly

Question

In the code below I was expecting an output like this:

Transmission_Downloads/The.Last.Man.On.Earth.S02E04.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt
Transmission_Downloads/Fargo.S02E01.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt
Transmission_Downloads/Nightwish - Showtime Storytime (2013) 1080p 5.1/SEMEAR.txt

But what I do got was this

Transmission_Downloads/The.Last.Man.On.Earth.S02E04.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt
Transmission_Downloads/Fargo.S02E01.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt
Transmission_Downloads/Nightwish
-
Showtime
Storytime
(2013)
1080p
5.1/SEMEAR.txt

What should I do for my shell script parse blank spaces on file and folder names correctly? Thanks!

#!/bin/bash

#opcao -s nao mostra o texto na tela
echo "Digite sua senha"
read -s answer

root_folder="/home/pi/"
user="pi"
server="*****"
local_folder="/home/dellcloud2"

#Colocar aqui os paths dos arquivos que deseja puxar
array=(
    "Transmission_Downloads/The.Last.Man.On.Earth.S02E04.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt"
    "Transmission_Downloads/Fargo.S02E01.HDTV.x264-KILLERS[ettv]/Torrent-Downloaded-from-ExtraTorrent.cc.txt"
    "Transmission_Downloads/Nightwish - Showtime Storytime (2013) 1080p 5.1/SEMEAR.txt"
)
for i in ${array[@]}; do
    #sshpass -p $answer rsync -aP $user@$server:$root_folder$i $local_folder
    echo $i
done

Escape variables when you use them. All the time. "${array[@]}", "$i", etc. — Etan Reisner
– Etan Reisner, Commented Oct 23, 2015 at 18:42

Aaron Digulla · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-23 18:29:44Z

2

You need to use "${array[@]}" to preserve white space. The quotes around the array plus the wildcard @ together enable this.

This also works with positional parameters, i.e. "$@" gives you an array of the command line arguments, properly quoted as they were given.

answered Oct 23, 2015 at 18:29

Aaron Digulla

330k111 gold badges626 silver badges840 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Shell script: parse blank spaces correctly

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related