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... of -exec cmd {} + in find(1) man page
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45 lines
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From a8ff1e964b2b8cd0b60362c76bd92795cee6b3c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com>
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:36:13 +0200
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Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify exit status handling of -exec command {} +
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* find/find.1 (-exec): Explain how exit status is propagated if the
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-exec command {} + syntax is used.
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(-execdir): Likewise.
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Reported at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1325049
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Upstream-commit: ae424b959c5e9bd23f9f686cb34653bc4cd1270e
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Signed-off-by: Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com>
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---
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find/find.1 | 6 ++++++
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/find/find.1 b/find/find.1
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index a36a0bc..c4aaf17 100644
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--- a/find/find.1
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+++ b/find/find.1
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@@ -1069,6 +1069,9 @@ command line is built in much the same way that
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.B xargs
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builds its command lines. Only one instance of `{}' is allowed within
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the command. The command is executed in the starting directory. If
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+any invocation returns a non-zero value as exit status, then
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+.B find
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+returns a non-zero exit status. If
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.B find
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encounters an error, this can sometimes cause an
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immediate exit, so some pending commands may not be run
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@@ -1104,6 +1107,9 @@ appropriately-named file in a directory in which you will run
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The same applies to having entries in
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.B $PATH
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which are empty or which are not absolute directory names. If
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+any invocation returns a non-zero value as exit status, then
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+.B find
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+returns a non-zero exit status. If
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.B find
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encounters an error, this can sometimes cause an
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immediate exit, so some pending commands may not be run
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--
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2.5.5
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