[wplug] need help with command
Bob Schmertz
rschmertz at speakeasy.net
Thu Sep 11 13:56:56 EDT 2003
Joe Topjian incurred the wrath of Bob on Sep 11, by saying
>> % cd directory
>> % find . -type f -exec grep "*stuff*" {} \; -print
>
>Yes, that is the command I originally had in mind but couldnt remember
>the exact syntax for the life of me. I remember seeing it many times in
>books, but its contortion is rather hard to remember :)
Yeah, it took me a couple of years of UNIX/Linux experience before I
finally started to get comfortable with find, and I'm _still_ learning.
I still prefer locate when it's applicable and available.
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Cheers,
Bob Schmertz
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