samba - Jan 2003 - cleanup_recycle.pl problem (maybe OT)

Hi all

This maybe slightly OT, but I just noticed an interesting difficulty with
the cleanup_recycle.pl script that comes with 2.2.7a.  I run it on a cron
job every night, deletes files and directories after 3 days.  The trouble I
have is that some of my directory are named with spaces in them  ie "Base
Maps" rather than a more proper "Base_Maps"  The script really
doesn't like
those spaces, it tries to delete "Base" and then stops.  My perl is
rather
non-existent.  I was wondering if anybody out there has run into this and
figured a work around.  Many thanks.

Hans Rasmussen
Drafting/GIS Coordinator
SBS Forestry Inc.
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On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 08:16:14AM -0800, hans@sbsfor.com
wrote:
> This maybe slightly OT, but I just noticed an interesting difficulty with
> the cleanup_recycle.pl script that comes with 2.2.7a.  I run it on a cron
> job every night, deletes files and directories after 3 days.  The trouble I
> have is that some of my directory are named with spaces in them  ie
"Base
> Maps" rather than a more proper "Base_Maps"  The script
really doesn't like
> those spaces, it tries to delete "Base" and then stops.  My perl
is rather
> non-existent.  I was wondering if anybody out there has run into this and
> figured a work around.  Many thanks.
Looking at that script, I think it probably needs to be rewritten
altogether. But as a quick-fix I think you can probably replace the line
  $r = `rm -f $_ 2> /dev/zero`;
with
  chomp($_);
  unlink($_);
and replace
  $r = `rmdir $_ 2> /dev/zero`;
with
  chomp($_);
  rmdir($_);

This assumes you're using perl 5, perl 4 didn't have chomp(). Most
people have perl 5 now, though.

-- 
Michael Heironimus