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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:53:33 -0400
From: Alan Clegg <abc@shell.wetworks.org>
To: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
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Subject: Re: find -exec Problem
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An SMTP stream claimed that Christoph Sold muttered:

> # find . -type d -print -exec 'chmod o+rx {}';
> find: -exec: no terminating ";"
> 
> To me, this command look like it is in sync wiht it's manpage. What am I
> doing wrong here?

Add a \ before the ;

ie:

find . -type d -print -exec 'chmod o+rx {}' \;

AlanC


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