Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:21:39 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Irsla <irsla42@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: first of misc questions.... Message-ID: <20070425222139.GA72351@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <ed5f4bce0704251331v735ccedet947318e8d2a6fbe1@mail.gmail.com> References: <20070425072914.GA65634@thought.org> <462F0824.5000107@infracaninophile.co.uk> <ed5f4bce0704251331v735ccedet947318e8d2a6fbe1@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:31:45PM +0200, Irsla wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 4/25/07, Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> 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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> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
> WAKIM Robert
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