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We have a script that labels files recursively. Here is the command that executes the label command. 

cleartool ls -recurse -vob_only -visible -short | \
    xargs cleartool mklabel -replace -follow VPCEUM_9.0.0.99 > label.txt 2>&1

When is encounter files with spaces the name such as /directory/d1/my file is here.doc, the command errors off.

How do I get ClearCase/unix to accept the space?

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You have tow approaches with cleartool mklabel:

  • you can use mklabel directly, with the -recurse option.
    That will label all the files (with or without space) for you. But that can label files that are not in your current view.

     cleartool mklabel -recurse -replace -follow VPCEUM_9.0.0.99

  • Or, as I mentioned in "Cleartool: How to apply label to files which are in my current view only?", you use cleartool find:

    # Windows syntax
cleartool find . -cview -exec "cleartool mklabel -replace TEST_LABEL \"%CLEARCASE_XPN%\""

# Unix syntax
cleartool find . -cview -exec 'cleartool mklabel -replace TEST_LABEL "$CLEARCASE_XPN"'

The "$CLEARCASE_XPN" part allows you to label files with spaces.

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  • I’m trying to run the cleartool find and mklabel commands on windows using Perl but the spaces problems is not solved, Any idea what should be the syntax ? system(" cleartool find V:\\$VIEW\\$VOB -cview -version {!lbtype($LABEL)} -exec \"cleartool mklabel -replace $LABEL %CLEARCASE_XPN%\" "); – Epligam Oct 07 '15 at 12:40
  • @Elad that is a good question, that you could ask separately. I'll keep looking in the meantime. – VonC Oct 07 '15 at 13:42