Limitations of the find Utility
Discover how the find utility's -exec parameter works and its limitations with Bash features such as built-ins, functions, and pipelines. Learn techniques to invoke Bash explicitly within -exec and compare this with pipeline usage to effectively handle search results.
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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 ...