-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote:
> If I issue the command "find / -name *.deb -print" in an xterm (fvm95 > wm) I get "find: paths must preced expression Usage: find [path...] > [expression]" > > If I try this from a vterm (<ctl><alt><fn>) it works fine. I am NOT > logged in as root in either case. > > Hmmm now it isn't even working in a vterm. (something changed since > yesterday?) You need to escape the '*' from your shell. Use a '\' to accomplish this: find / -name \*.deb -print I suppose it's possible that, when you saw success with the command you posted, the * was expanding to something that find could work with...maybe. HTH, noah PGP public key available at http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/n/nmeyerha/mail.html or by 'finger -l [EMAIL PROTECTED]' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBN8rVYodCcpBjGWoFAQFsGQP+M/P2iErfsN1JtatWSeMJ41gsf1Bx62ev V2g98dTZCyr5fggj55Z2SB11UWkdV4/57ppU/nhIlwb9UTSmjdnExRY/XcdvL8u9 2gK33S40Y44RgTq2e4+duTt9+/AliOBXGZnxKGb4816t9YCb0VbI8LCwy7MiJoA2 ypIklGcJF48= =Htec -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
