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Old 08-06-2012
What does the '\' in find -exec command

Hi,
I have two scripts that remove files. One works fine and is coded
Code:
find -name "syst*" -mtime +1 -exec rm {} \;

The other is almost the same - only thing missing is the '\'. On that script though I keep getting:
rm syst1202.file ?

etc

Does the \ make that difference or is it a permissions problem

Cheers


Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data.

Last edited by zaxxon; 08-06-2012 at 09:11 AM.. Reason: code tags
 

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