Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:11:14 -0500 From: Glen Mann <gmann@cyberia.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: find usage in shell script Message-ID: <36E84D92.277CDD20@cyberia.com> References: <199903112224.RAA05090@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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"Crist J. Clark" wrote:
>
> Glen Mann wrote,
> >
> > Hello all-
> >
> > Can somebody explain why I can do this on the command line
> >
> > find ./data -type f -exec chown nobody {} \; \
> > -exec chgrp nogroup {} \; \
> > -exec chmod 664 {} \;
> >
> > But not in a Bourne shell script?
>
> No, I can't because I can run that in a sh-script. Works fine.
>
> > When I run the script with the backslashes
> > to break up the command to make it readable, I get this
> >
> > # ./fix_perms
> > find: : unknown option
> > -exec: not found
> > #
> >
> > Where is the second colon on the find: error line coming from?
>
> Do you happen to have a space-character behind one of those
> backslashes? Just a guess.
> --
> Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com
Wow - *that's* embrassing!! Thanks Crist for putting my glasses on!
-Glen
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