Cortlandt,
  Put the "p*" in quotes so the shell doesn't explode p* into all matching
files on the command line:

        find /etc -name "p*"


RAT
 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Telocity [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:22 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: POSIX: find command problems


Why can't I find the profile file with the find command?   Is it because the
file is in use?   Am I better off using LISTFILE instead?

shell/iX> callci listfile /etc/p@
PATH= /etc/
profile     profile.bak      profile.local     protocols

shell/iX> find /etc -name p*
Unknown option "profile.bak"
Usage: find directory ... expression
shell/iX>


Thank you - Cortlandt Wilson

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