Re: How to execute more than one command with find -exec?

From: Hrvoje Spoljar (fcbyr_at_k.cos.ue)
Date: 11/25/04

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    IANAL_VISTA <IANAL_Vista@hotmail.com> na grupi comp.os.linux pise:
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    >> I tried
    >> find XXX -name "*.gif" -exec grep {} abc.txt || rm {} \;
    >> But it seems -exec don't take behind as a combination of two commands.
    >> Anybody can tell me how to execute more than one command with find -exec?
    >> Thanks
    >>
    >
    > Try creating a script that contains everything you want to do.
    >
    > P.S.
    > I know all about using "|" as the pipe operator.
    > What does "||" (double pipe) supposed to do?

    same like in c, in [ba]sh it's OR operator...

    though it seems misused in statement find XXX ...
    rm {} \; would be executed only when find XXX ... statement generated
    output on sterr

    few examples...
    ls /somedir || echo " somedir does not exist " 2>/dev/null
    or
    test -x /etc || echo "/etc does not exist" 

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