Shows how to use while read loops and the find command to properly loop over the output of a find command.

while-read-loops-and-find.bash

#!/bin/bash
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# Examples of using the find commands
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# This is an unsafe and bad way to loop over output of find commands
# One should use the while read loop to avoid potential errors with the output
# of the find command. See below:
for file in $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -path Projects -prune -o -print); 
do
  printf "%s" "$file"
done

# Find all directories in the current dir and print their name while excluding
# a directory named 'Projects'.
# We use the double arrows to create a data stream when evaluating the output
# of a command for the while loop.
while read file
do
  printf "%s\n" "$file"
done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -path Projects -prune -o -print)

# Find all directories in the current dir while ignoring hidden dirs and print
# while excluding a directory named 'Projects'.
# We use the double arrows to create a data stream when evaluating the output
# of a command for the while loop.
while read file
do
  printf "$file"
done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -path Projects -prune -o -not -name ".*" -print)