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From: Ray Kohler <rkohler1@cox.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Find command
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:57:17 -0500
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On Monday 21 January 2002 11:23 am, Matthew P. Marino wrote:
> try this;
>
>  find /usr/X11R6 -name /*xinitrc/* -PRINT

make that 'find /usr/X11R6 -name \*xinitrc\* -print'


>   The backslash tells find to interpret the special character
> that follows as the wildcard. More likely to get what you want
> that way.

-- 
Ray Kohler
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