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Old 12-14-2013
Compare the output of find command

Hi All,


I am trying to run find command in a script to list out certain files based on a patter. However, when there is no file in the output, the script should exit.

Tried a couple of operators (-n, -z) etc but the script does not work.

I am confused whether a null string is returned or something else since it seems null string operators are not working.

Environment: SunOS 5.10

Can someone please guide me.
 
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