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Paul McFerrin wrote, On 9.10.2007 8:09:
> I think I'm going nuts.  What am I doing wrong?  Can't seem to get -exec
> to work.
>=20
>    /i/mp3.$ find . -type f -mtime +18 -exec /bin/echo \{\;\} | more
>    find: missing argument to `-exec'
>    /i/mp3.$ find . -type f -mtime +18 -exec /bin/echo \{\} | more=20=20=
=20
> find: missing argument to `-exec'
>    /i/mp3.$ find . -type f -mtime +18 -exec /bin/echo '\;' | more
>    find: missing argument to `-exec'
>    /i/mp3.$ find . -type f -mtime +18 -exec /bin/echo \{;\} | more
>    find: missing argument to `-exec'
>    /i/mp3.$ find . -type f -mtime +18 -exec echo '\;' | more
>    find: missing argument to `-exec'
Try and compare the output of command echo ';' and command echo '\;' and
compare the output. You want to use ';' to terminate the -exec argument lis=
t.

>=20
> There is NO missing argument to -exec.  What gives?  Is it really broken
> or do I not understand the manual page correctly?
>=20
> - paul mcferrin
>=20

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