23 Mar
2014
23 Mar
'14
2 p.m.
Kaza Kore wrote:
find ./ -type d -exec ~/bin/flac2mp3 "{}"
\;
So find is passing all directories, via the type argument
The type argument is a filter.
find is not actually being used for any searching,
just to recursively send all folders, right?
The default action is to print what has been found.
With -exec, the specified program is executed for each found item.
I don't understand the bit after the exec call
{} is the file name, ; ends the command to be executed.
$ find -iname *wey*
find: paths must precede expression: weyheyhey !! - Little Batty Foo Foo (ft.
TechDiff's Modest Loft Conversion remix).mp3
The shell expands *wey* into multiple arguments, but -iname expects only one.
It worked in the parent directory because *wey* could not be expanded there.
To prevent expansion, quote it:
$ find . -iname '*wey*'
Regards,
Clemens