Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:53:33 -0400 From: Alan Clegg <abc@shell.wetworks.org> To: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: find -exec Problem Message-ID: <20000703165333.F42727@shell.wetworks.org> In-Reply-To: <3960FC7A.4217804D@i-clue.de>; from so@server.i-clue.de on Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 10:50:02PM %2B0200 References: <3960FC7A.4217804D@i-clue.de>
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An SMTP stream claimed that Christoph Sold muttered:
> # find . -type d -print -exec 'chmod o+rx {}';
> find: -exec: no terminating ";"
>
> To me, this command look like it is in sync wiht it's manpage. What am I
> doing wrong here?
Add a \ before the ;
ie:
find . -type d -print -exec 'chmod o+rx {}' \;
AlanC
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