Limitations of the find Utility
Learn about the pros and cons of -exec parameter of find utility.
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The -exec parameter
The find utility has the -exec parameter. It calls the specified command for each found object. This behavior resembles a pipeline: find passes its result to another program. These two mechanisms look similar, but their internals differs. We choose the appropriate one depending on our task.
Let’s look at how the find utility performs the -exec action. The utility has a built-in interpreter. When it receives the -exec action on input, it calls the ...