[KLUG Members] Re: Members Digest, Vol 22, Issue 28

[yvh11a]

>
> Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Find command fails when searching only for
> mp3s
> > > I noticed that for the amount of music I have, I was hearing the same
> > > few songs far too many times in any given time period.  Checking the
> > > temp file showed that Ogg Vorbis files were found, as were asf and
> wma,
> > > but no mp3.  I tried some test finds, and discovered that find wasn't
> > > locating any files of type mp3:
> >
> > Do you have an MP3 file in the current working directory?
> >


Yeah, I did.

> > [steve at rosie ~]$ find ~/Desktop/aFewFiles/ -name *.mp3
> >
> > Try: find ~/Desktop/aFewFiles/ -name "*.mp3"
>
> No, you need SINGLE quotes around the expression (not double).
>
> Either that, or escape the asterisk with a backslash.


And just like that, it works again.  I'm always amazed by the amount of
knowledge possessed by the members of this list.  Thanks one and all.

Steve V.
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