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Old 12-21-2011
There are considerable variations in the "find" command. Clearly you do not have the Linux variant.
Please post your exact Operating System and version and your normal Shell (blotting anything confidential with X's).
Code:
uname -a
echo "${SHELL}"

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I did about 20 individually - not fun!
What was the precise unix command you type when you "did about 20 individually".
 
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