From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 20 10:40:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAA5B37B401 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:40:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD9BA43FBD for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6KHeHUp063699 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6KHeHgY063698; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200307201740.h6KHeHgY063698@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Patrick Alken Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7676E37B401 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:31:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from geodesic.homeunix.org (pool-141-149-210-76.syr.east.verizon.net [141.149.210.76]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EE1443F3F for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:31:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cosine@geodesic.homeunix.org) Received: from geodesic.homeunix.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by geodesic.homeunix.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6KH76MO053893 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:07:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from cosine@geodesic.homeunix.org) Received: (from cosine@localhost) by geodesic.homeunix.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6KH75uG053892; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:07:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200307201707.h6KH75uG053892@geodesic.homeunix.org> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:07:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Patrick Alken To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/54667: 'find' man page update X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Patrick Alken List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:40:19 -0000 >Number: 54667 >Category: docs >Synopsis: 'find' man page update >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jul 20 10:40:16 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Patrick Alken >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD geodesic.homeunix.org 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #0: Fri Jul 4 17:08:49 EDT 2003 cosine@ellipse.fyzix.net:/home/obj/home/src/sys/GEODESIC i386 >Description: The find man page does not have adequate documentation for the -exec feature. It tells you that the syntax is: -exec utility [argument ...]; However, it is necessary to escape the ; and also put a space between the last character of the command and the escaped semicolon. Example: find . -name "*" -exec echo {}; seems to conform to the above syntax rules, however the correct command is: find . -name "*" -exec echo {} \; The "\" is crucial, and so is the space between the {} and the \;. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: