Re: Help with Unix find command

Hey Ron,

Is the variable ORACLE_SID set inside the script? I'd add that, if not.
Also, what works for me when using an asterisk in a find command is to double quote the target name...

find . -name "${ORACLE_SID}_exp_full*.log" -mtime + 1 -exec ls {} \;

This command works on HP, let me know if this doesn't fix it.

>>> rlsmith_at_kmg.com 04/10/03 09:58AM >>>
I am trying to format a find command to delete files older than n days.
The command is in a script and incorporates the ORACLE_SID variable. I can't get the command to work with the first part of the file name as a
variable.
It works fine if I hard code it. Any ideas?

Example: find . -name ${ORACLE_SID}_exp_full*.log -mtime +1 -exec ls {} \;

Thanks!
Ron
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