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How to execute command stack overflow in Linux?
You can use the find command: find -name ‘*.rar’ -exec unrar x {} ; find offers the option exec which will execute that command on every file that was found.
What does the find command do in Unix?
The find command in UNIX is a command line utility for walking a file hierarchy. It can be used to find files and directories and perform subsequent operations on them.
How to execute command on all files in a directory?
Could somebody please provide the code to do the following: Assume there is a directory of files, all of which need to be run through a program. The program outputs the results to standard out. I need a script that will go into a directory, execute the command on each file, and concat the output into one big output file.
How can I run a specific command for each find result?
As with the -exec action, the ‘+’ form of -execdir will build a command line to process more than one matched file, but any given invocation of command will only list files that exist in the same subdirec- tory.
Can a command be executed by a shell?
Any command that can be executed by our shell is acceptable here. We should note that this is not our shell executing the command, rather we’re using Linux’s exec directly to execute the command. This means that any shell expansion won’t work here as we don’t have a shell.
Is there a FIND command in bash script?
Welcome to bash. It’s an old, dark and mysterious thing, capable of great magic. 🙂 The option you’re asking about is for the find command though, not for bash. From your command line, you can man find to see the options. That said
How does Bash find exec work in Linux?
When you run the script by itself, it finds what you are looking for and calls itself passing each find result as the argument. When the script is run with an argument, it executes the commands on the argument and then exits.