On 07/13/2014 02:26 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> In bash script, I don't seem to be able to call a function
> from "find -exec".   What am I doing wrong?  (Google is of
> no help.)
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> cat ./eraseme
> #!/bin/bash
>
> Test () {
>   echo "$1" | sed -e "s/\/home//"
> }
>
> Test "/home/CDs/Keepers/Linux/bash/grep_if_examples.txt"
> find /home/CDs/Keepers/Linux/bash -exec Test {}   \;
>
>
>
>
> $ ./eraseme
> /CDs/Keepers/Linux/bash/grep_if_examples.txt
> find: `Test': No such file or directory
>

Never mind.  I just figured it out.  "find" is
not a bash command.  It is an external command
and would know a thing about the internal
function.  Duh.