[ale] xargs problems

[esoteric at denali.atlnet.com (Wandered Inn)]

Ken Nagorski wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>         I have this problem with xargs... I know this has worked. I have
> used it before.
> 
> root# find . -type f -print | xargs grep -v /web/sites/
> xargs: unmatched single quote
> Broken pipe

I suspect you're finding a file that contains a single quote in the
name. Try something like:

find . -type f -printf "\"%p\"\n" |xargs grep -v /web/sites/

> 
> Thanks
> Ken
> 
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