Re: How to execute more than one command with find -exec?
From: Jitender Singh (jisi_nospam_ngh_at__no_spam_adobe.com)
Date: 11/25/04
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:19:32 GMT
try multiple -exec switch
find xxx -name "*.gif" -exec grep -v abc.txt {} \; -exec echo {} \; -exec
rm {} \;
Cheng Mo wrote:
> The scenario is:
> In folder XXX there are lots of *.gif files. Those *.gif files whose
> filename don't appear in file abc.txt should be deleted. I want to do
> this job in one line command.
> find XXX -name "*.gif" -exec ........... \;
> But I don't know how to write the part of ..............
>
> 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
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