[ 102203 ] Feature request: -quit predicate

[nobody]

Support Request #102203, was updated on Sat 06/14/2003 at 12:28
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Status: Open
Priority: 5
Summary: Feature request: -quit predicate

By: jay
Date: Sat 06/14/2003 at 12:28
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From: Dan Jacobson <address@hidden>
Subject: proposal: find -quit
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Gentlemen, I hereby propose you adding a -quit switch 
to find.

$ find tree -newer timestamp -exec sound_the_alarm \; -
quit

The alarm only needs to be sounded once, as soon as we 
find something has changed.  We want to stop then and 
there, no need to go on thru the tree.



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