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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users find -exec with 2 commands doesn't work (error incomplete staement) Post 302558340 by llagos on Friday 23rd of September 2011 10:31:45 AM
Old 09-23-2011
find -exec with 2 commands doesn't work (error incomplete staement)
Hi Gurues,

I need to modify an existing script that uses find to search a folder, and then move its contents to a folder. What I need to do is run gzip on each file after it's moved.

So, I ran this little test:

Put a ls.tar file on my $HOME, mkdir tmp, and then:
Code:
virtuo@tnpmprd01: find . -name '*.tar' -exec \(mv {} tmp; cd tmp; gzip {}\) \;
find: incomplete statement
gzip: {}): No such file or directory
gzip: ;: No such file or directory
virtuo@tnpmprd01:

with parenthesis off, same error:
Code:
virtuo@tnpmprd01: find . -name '*.tar' -exec mv {} tmp; cd tmp; gzip {} \;
find: incomplete statement
ksh: tmp:  not found
gzip: {}: No such file or directory
gzip: ;: No such file or directory
virtuo@tnpmprd01:

Any clue?

Thanks a lot,

Leo
Last edited by Scott; 09-23-2011 at 11:58 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags...
 

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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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