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From: marekp@bkj386.uucp (Marek Pawlowski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Sounds trivial, but it's not (I don't think)
Message-ID: <1990Sep28.175140.17023@bkj386.uucp>
Date: 28 Sep 90 17:51:40 GMT
Reply-To: marekp@bkj386.UUCP (Marek Pawlowski)
Organization: Intelligent Twist Software
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On 27 Sep 90 21:04:58 GMT, Sean Fulton <sean@utoday.uucp> wrote:

> [..snipped..]
> This has been somewhat reliable, but only allows for one file
> per call. Given that there is a modem shortage on the remote end, this
> is unacceptable.
>
> So, does anyone have any ideas on how to do something like:
>
> ~!for a in `ls files`
> [..snipped..]

Simple, if I understood your question correctly.  Essentially, this relies on
doing the following:

cd /directory/containing/the/files/to/be/sent/out
for a in *
do
        foo
        [...]
        bar
done

Rather simple.
So, when do I get my free subscription to Unix Today?  :)

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