Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:06:29 -0400 From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help With Find Syntax Message-ID: <58F79CEB-58BD-4495-B4A0-A6B325C83ABB@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <434FFEB4.90308@mykitchentable.net> References: <434FFEB4.90308@mykitchentable.net>
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On Oct 14, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > $ find /multimedia/Pictures -iname "*.gif" -or "*.jpg" -print > find: paths must precede expression > Usage: find [path...] [expression] > > I've tried various placement of quotes, parenthesis, etc. but can't > seem to find the right way to do this. Can someone show me my error? find /multimedia/Pictures -iname "*.gif" -or -iname "*.jpg" -print -- -Chuck
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