From:	pki AT cri DOT dk (Paul Kirkaas)
Subject:	Re: Elementary Problem with find
22 Oct 1997 04:56:17 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<XFMail.971022131308.pki.cygnus.gnu-win32@cri.dk>
References:	<01bcde88$284154e0$609b5dcf AT pentium>
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To:	"John Gibb" <jgibb1 AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

On 22-Oct-97 "John Gibb" wrote:
> I suspect you are using the wrong 'find'.  For example, i found myself
> inadvertently using the NT flavor of find instead of the bash
> flavor...

> 
>>     find is failing to take valid command strings. 
>>     The cygwin32 version gives the following error:
>>        FIND:  Parameter format not correct

Of course, we all know the answer now, but a clue with future confusions
like that, note the case of the FIND command in the error message.  A dead
giveaway.

Paul

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