> > find /patch -name something -exec -ls -lS + > > which runs ls -lS once against all the files that find finds (added as > > additional arguments), and therefore Sort works. > > Almost right. > > -exec + will not append all filenames found and run one command, > > it will append the maximum number of filenames that do not exceed the shell > command line limit, and do that enough times to get through all the > filenames. >
Thanks for that Alan. I wasnt 100% sure I understood the man page, and that issue could definitely bite if you weren't aware!
