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Date: | Mon, 15 May 2006 13:48:53 -0700 |
From: | L Anderson <lowella AT serv DOT net> |
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Subject: | Inconsistency in find ... -name ... |
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Using find, I didn't protect spec in -name (-name 'spec') in a couple of instances but they still worked, viz-a-viz: $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.h /home/lowella/CVSROOT/src/newlib/doc/ansidecl.h ... $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.pl /home/lowella/test/examp001.pl ... whereas a couple of others didn't work, viz-a-viz: $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.txt find: paths must precede expression Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [path...] [expression] $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.c find: paths must precede expression Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [path...] [expression] Could someone please tell me why the inconsistency and why $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.h $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.pl work but $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.txt $ find /home/lowella -type f -name *.c doesn't? Based on my reading of find and bash documentation, perhaps I missed the explanation. Also, I rhetorically ask, why does $ find /home/lowella -type f -name '*.txt' work but ls '*.txt' doesn't? Thanks, L Anderson -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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