From: Robert_Seeger AT BayNetworks DOT COM (Robert Seeger) Subject: Re: CONTINUING Elementary Problems with Find 22 Oct 1997 20:50:12 -0700 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971022233402.00a2f870.cygnus.gnu-win32@bl-mail2.corpeast.baynetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: GBradfor , gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Try: find . -name \*.c -print The shell replaces *.c with all .c files in the directory. You have to use \*.c to make the shell ignore the * character. Hope this helps, Robert Seeger At 09:06 AM 10/22/97 -0500, GBradfor wrote: > Thanks to all who responded to my first post. Yes, indeed, it was the > Windows version of find that was causing my problem. However, > correcting this problem has revealed another. Again, it is probably > newbie in nature, but your assistance is appreciated. > > Taking my initial command line: > find . -name *.c -print > > gives the following error: > find: Paths must precede expression > Usage: find [path...] [expression] > > Just to check things out, I got into bash and checked my pwd > (/gnu_src/cdk/winsup), and I entered this absolute address into the > command line. No luck, same error. > > Suggestions? > > Thanks again for your patience and your help. > > /s/ > Pat Bradford > > Reply to: > gbradfor AT redstone DOT army DOT mil > AND/OR > p_n_brad AT traveller DOT com > >- >For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to >"gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". > ======================================== Robert Seeger Network Engineer Bay Networks Telephone: (518)237-2087 Pager: (800)SKY-8888 Pin#1264792 Fax: (518)237-4190 Email: rseeger AT baynetworks DOT com Address: 224 5th Ave, Apt#2 Lansingburgh, NY 12182 ======================================== - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".