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Re: need release command for find -exec
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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:56:22 -0800
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On 02/28/2015 05:04 AM, Boris Goldowsky wrote:
> Xargs is designed for this sort of thing.
>
> 	find / -type f -iname \*.pdf -print0 | xargs -0 -n1
> /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9
>
>
> For programs that accept more than one file on the command line, you can
> drop the -n1.
>
> Boris
>
Thank you!

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