[ale] find -exec

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A Knapka)]

Kevin Krumwiede wrote:
> 
> What's wrong with this command:
> 
> # find ./ -name '*.m3u' -exec 'cat {}'
> 
> or even this one:
> 
> # find ./ -name '*.m3u' -exec echo foo
> 
> I'm getting "find: missing argument to '-exec'" with Mandrake's
> findutils-4.1.7-2mdk.

You need a ';' to close the -exec:

# find ./ -name '*.m3u' -exec echo foo \;

Otherwise find doesn't know where the command to be executed
ends (in the general case there could be more find options
after the -exec). Though admittedly, in this case it ought
to be able to figure it out :-P

Cheers,

-- Joe

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