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Date:      Mon, 03 Jul 2000 22:59:14 +0200
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        Alan Clegg <abc@shell.wetworks.org>
Cc:        Christoph Sold <so@server.ms-agentur.de>, FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: find -exec Problem
Message-ID:  <3960FEA2.FD01F3DE@i-clue.de>
References:  <3960FC7A.4217804D@i-clue.de> <20000703165333.F42727@shell.wetworks.org>

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Alan Clegg wrote:
> 
> An SMTP stream claimed that I 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 {}' \;

Nope. Problem remains. Yeah I'm running bash here.

-Christoph Sold

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