Re: Spaces in args, escapes, and command substitution

[Eric Blake]

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According to bash@zacglen.com on 10/29/2006 5:56 AM:
>> This also works.
>>
>>  find . -exec grep -q PATTERN {} \; -exec vi {} \;
>>
> 
> No it doesn't because it issues a fresh instance of vi per file.

Then use the POSIX-specified:
find . -exec grep -q PATTERN {} \; -exec vi {} +

That will execute grep once per file, then aggregate the successful
matches into a single invocation of vi (assuming you don't exceed ARG_MAX
limits), properly accounting for spaces in filenames.

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Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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