Re: Portability of find(1)

2001-09-18 Thread Paul Eggert
> From: Sascha Schumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:00:11 +0200 (CEST) > > '{}' can only be used portably, if it is a separate argument. It's worse than that. Not only must '{}' be separate and not part of any other argument, it must not be followed by another argument '

Re: Portability of find(1)

2001-09-18 Thread Sascha Schumann
> I'm looking for information on the portability of find(1). Please, > send me everything you know. In particular, I think I'm understanding > that `{}' is portably replaced by the argument only when alone, i.e., > exactly '{}' can only be used portable, if it is a separate argument. A

Re: Portability of find(1)

2001-09-18 Thread Earnie Boyd
Akim Demaille wrote: > > Hi People! > > I'm looking for information on the portability of find(1). Please, > send me everything you know. In particular, I think I'm understanding > that `{}' is portably replaced by the argument only when alone, i.e., > exactly > > find ... {} ... > >

Portability of find(1)

2001-09-18 Thread Akim Demaille
Hi People! I'm looking for information on the portability of find(1). Please, send me everything you know. In particular, I think I'm understanding that `{}' is portably replaced by the argument only when alone, i.e., exactly find ... {} ... and not find ... "foo: \{\}" ...