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How to use iteration over list variable in copy action ? (text mode)


From: Yves Blusseau
Subject: How to use iteration over list variable in copy action ? (text mode)
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:56:27 +0100

Hi, all,

I want to use a list to copy some files.

The tutorial manual said that the list can be use only in the "from" field 
of a copy action:
It is convenient to be able to use such variables to force cfagent to 
iterative over a list. This gives us a compact way of writing repeated 
operations and it allows a simple method of communication with the shell 
environment. For security reasons, iteration is supported only in the 
following contexts:
 * in the `from' field of a copy action

I write this little script:
...
control:
    listOfFiles = ( foo:bar:baz )
...
copy:
    any::
        $(my_cfconfigs)/files/$(listOfFiles)   dest=/tmp/$(listOfFiles) 
server=$(policyhost)
...


But the above fails, since it try to copy every files (foo, then bar, then 
baz) to /tmp/foo:bar:baz (the list in dest isn't split).
So how to write a copy action with a list of source files ?

Thanks in advance.
Yves




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