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knc1 · 07-31-2013, 04:37 AM

You are doing all of your file operations directly in flash !
Not a great idea for several reasons.

Stage your file operations -

1) Using a size limited, tmpfs backed, file system -
Do all your file operations that you can in this stage.

2) When a file is completely ready -
Transfer it to flash with a single "mv ... ..." command.

I do not see any handling of IFS in the script.
That may well be part of your filename handling problems.

Another thing to consider about the filename handling -
The file will end up on a FAT32 filesystem, with all that implies.
PLUS
You might want to view the options that file system is mounted with in the Kindle, there may also be characterset problems.

07-31-2013, 04:37 AM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	calkin-kindle-sync You are doing all of your file operations directly in flash ! Not a great idea for several reasons. Stage your file operations - 1) Using a size limited, tmpfs backed, file system - Do all your file operations that you can in this stage. 2) When a file is completely ready - Transfer it to flash with a single "mv ... ..." command. I do not see any handling of IFS in the script. That may well be part of your filename handling problems. Another thing to consider about the filename handling - The file will end up on a FAT32 filesystem, with all that implies. PLUS You might want to view the options that file system is mounted with in the Kindle, there may also be characterset problems.