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From: wfh58@leah.Albany.Edu (William F. Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Find crashes machine
Summary: It's not necessary to have a "find" executable
Message-ID: <1920@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 24 Jul 89 15:09:17 GMT
References: <340@arnor.UUCP>
Organization: The University at Albany, Computer Services Center
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[Sorry if you've seen this before; apparently there was a problem with its
posting.]
In article <340@arnor.UUCP>, kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) writes:
> Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net)
> crashing their machine right before it exits?
> It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of
> course he can't refuse.
> anyone?
Try this (I'm using ARP 1.3 shell and commands):
   alias find search []* FILE ALL NONUM
Then in my setup if I enter:
   find  sys:  di  
I will get the following:
   sys:c/Dir
   sys:c/DiskDoctor
   sys:l/Disk-Validator
   sys:libs/diskfont.library
(ARP "search" is of file size 1520, and the alias string is about 40 bytes.)
It has never crashed on me.  It is as fast as any "find" executable that I
have tried.  If you like it, put the alias in "s:Shell-Startup".
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