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[JP Rosevear <jpr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 13:22 -0400, Kenneth Schneider wrote:
> Can someone explain the following "find" error. The "path" is specified
> by the "." in the command line.
> 
> find . -name *copy_3* -exec rm {}\;
> 
> find: paths must precede expression


It means you have something in . that matches *copy_3* so you get file
expansion.

find . -name \*copy_3\* -exec rm {}\;

or 

find . -name "*copy_3*" -exec rm {}\;

-JP
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JP Rosevear <jpr@xxxxxxxxxx>
Novell, Inc.

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