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From: jbatson@tron.bbn.com.bbn.com (James Batson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Finding Files
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Date: 9 Dec 87 19:01:56 GMT
References: <205700003@prism>
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In article <205700003@prism> billc@prism.UUCP writes:
>	Right now, to find a file somewhere under my current directory:
>	    alias	where	"find \$cwd -name \!* -exec echo {} \;"
>	Question: Is there a better way to do this?

Why not try
	alias where "find \$cwd -name \!* -print"

The exec is an expensive way to get a filename that find already knows
about, and will print for you.  Is there a reason you were echo'ing
instead of printing?

Jay Batson