Remi Collet wrote: > Jacques B. a écrit : >> Not to detract from your question, but once answered I'd be >> interested in some input on the difference in using xarg vs -exec. >> > Using xarg seems subject to command line size limit. Using xargs will help you avoid the problem of hitting the command line size limit. > find -exec run the command once for each file. Which is very inefficient when you're doing something that could be done on all the files at once. Generally I think using xargs is more appropriate. -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ====================================================================== Truth is like a well-known whore. Everybody knows her but it's embarrassing to meet her in the street. -- Wolfgang Borchert
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