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Re: Why has "find ... -exec rm -i '{}' ';'" stopped working?



Dave Ewart wrote:

>> Recently it stopped working because "rm -i" in "find..." no longer
>> appears
>> connected to the console for input.  Typing "find -name '*~' -exec rm -i
>> '{}' ';'" directly prints a list of rm-questions, doesn't get an answer,
>> and so does nothing.
>> 
>> Why did this behaviour change, and how can I fix my script?
> 
> What was the previous behaviour - were you prompted for each file that
> exists matching the pattern and had to confirm it manually?

Yes: that's exactly what it used to do.



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