Issue
I would like to find txt files with find command and move the directory of the found file, and then apply a command to the file using a bash shell one-liner
For example, this command works, but the acmd is executed in the current directory.
$ find . -name "*.txt" | xargs acmd
I would like to run acmd in the txt file's direcotry.
Does anyone have good idea?
Solution
From the find man page:--
-execdir command ;
-execdir command {} +
Like -exec, but the specified command is run from the subdirec‐
tory containing the matched file, which is not normally the
directory in which you started find. This a much more secure
method for invoking commands, as it avoids race conditions dur‐
ing resolution of the paths to the matched files. As with the
-exec action, the `+' form of -execdir will build a command line
to process more than one matched file, but any given invocation
of command will only list files that exist in the same subdirec‐
tory. If you use this option, you must ensure that your $PATH
environment variable does not reference `.'; otherwise, an
attacker can run any commands they like by leaving an appropri‐
ately-named file in a directory in which you will run -execdir.
The same applies to having entries in $PATH which are empty or
which are not absolute directory names. If find encounters an
error, this can sometimes cause an immediate exit, so some pend‐
ing commands may not be run at all. The result of the action
depends on whether the + or the ; variant is being used;
-execdir command {} + always returns true, while -execdir com‐
mand {} ; returns true only if command returns 0.
Answered By - James Anderson Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)
