I don't think there's any need for that while loop. You should be able to get it done using find's exec primary.
Save yourself a few calls to stat as well.
Regards,
Alister
Thanks for that. I'll have to study better the specific syntax of find, i read some things about but didn't have the need of them. That's why i proposed such a dirty solution.
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