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Use a parameter in a command argument
I run a find command to search files with a name containing perl:
find /tmp -name '*perl*'
/tmp/perl.pl
/tmp/run-perl-stage.pl
But when I set the perl name in a variable PARAMETER and run the find ...
17
votes
1answer
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Why doesn't 'find' show this file?
Using find with grep, one can locate files that match a pattern:
# find | grep error
./solr-modifiedSolr4/SolrPhpClient/phpdocs/errors.html
./error_log
./includes/classes/error_log
However, using ...
1
vote
4answers
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Syntax error in a bash script that calls find
Where is the error in this script please:
#!/bin/bash
rep="git"
files=`find' ${rep} '-type f`
for f in ${files} do
echo $f
done
When i run find git -type f alone in the shell, it works!
4
votes
1answer
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find usage - command line vs script
I am seeing different results from the find command between being run manually on the command line vs run in a script.
If I run the following on the command line:
find . -name '*.txt' ! -name ...
11
votes
2answers
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gnu find and masking the {} for some shells - which?
The man page for gnu find states:
-exec command ;
[...] The string `{}' is replaced by the current
file name being processed everywhere it occurs in the
arguments to the command, ...
