On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:31:45PM +0200, Irsla wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 4/25/07, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > find . -type f \( -mtime 6 -o -mtime 29 \) -print0 | xargs -0 vi
> >
>
> what about the -exec option of find ? I always wonder why people don't use
> it.
>
> find . -type f \( -mtime 6 -o -mtime 29 \) -exec vi {} \;
>
> '{}" <= is the filename find found
> you need a ';" to tell find that the command stops here (in case you
> want to add more options to find) and the '\" is mandatory eitherwise
> your SHELL will interfear.
>
> btw don't forget the space between the '{}" and the '\;"
>
Thanks, but I've known this "-exec foo {} \;" for several
years. I found it on this -questions list that is about as
savvy a list as exists! Thw -mtime N -o -mtime M stuff is
uncommon enough, tho, to not be in my bag of tricks.
:-)
gary
>
> Regards,
>
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>
> WAKIM Robert
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