Am 21. Oct, 2010 schwätzte Hunter Kreie so: > Although the for loop will probably work for your PHP files, I generally prefer using a different method for processing lists of files. > > /bin/ls *.php | while read i ; do echo "text" >> $i ; done > > This will handle files with spaces in them and gives you more flexibility with the input list. For instance, if you have a bunch of subdirectories, you could use find instead. You're correct, my loop has problems with files that have spaces in the name. Your loop is better for a standalone task like this. ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ # "The purpose of IT is to seamlessly and transparently provide the other # 9/10's of the iceberg for people who need to work with chunks # of floating ice." -- Strata Rose Chalup