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# 8  
Old 04-01-2015
If HP-UX find has -printf, and with all the known caveats for xargs, and out of sheer curiosity, this might yield the same result as above:
Code:
< searstring.out xargs -n1 -I{} find . -name {} -printf "File found: %p; owner %u\n"

# 9  
Old 04-01-2015
Hi Guys,

Really need this to work by tomorrow. Is there any fool proof method that you might be aware of which would help achieve this?

Please confirm and throw some light.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.
# 10  
Old 04-01-2015
locate's results are usually only updated once a day.
# 11  
Old 04-02-2015
Hi Sea,

I added "\" after "|" but still I dont see "find" returning any output.

Can you please suggest if there should be any other change required?

Thanks.
# 12  
Old 04-02-2015
As you said, a "\" after "|" does not make a functional difference.
Is your searchstring.out file okay?
Look at it with an editor on Unix.
Not created from WinDOS that appends invisible ^M (CR) characters?
(If yes, delete them.)
Add a test line with just an e. Then the find will run on *e* and certainly find many files.
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