Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/06/14/21:15:51
In article <35843DDB DOT B92770C9 AT a DOT crl DOT com>, Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
writes:
>Myknees wrote:
>>
>> I issue the command: find . -name "text.zip"
>> ...and find says: FIND: Parameter format not correct
>>
>> if I say: find /elc/trash -name 'text.zip' -print
>> find says: FIND: Parse Error 3
>
>There is a FIND.EXE command that's part of DOS. It's usually in C:\DOS
>(DOS 6.x) or C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND (Windows 95). Rename that FIND.EXE to
>something else, and try again.
Whoa. That is so easy. I'm surprised it's not a FAQ; I guess people who use
GNU find usually know about the DOS find. I'd forgotten long ago. Would it be
helpful to put a note about DOS/Windows find.exe in the .../findutil.41/doc
directory, anyone? Mine was a silly mistake, but an easy one to make.
--Ed (Myknees)
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