Oops, I meant... find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -print0 | while read -d '' -r file ; do /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 "$file" & done
but you probably caught that.... ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Lauro" <[email protected]> > To: "ToddAndMargo" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Brad Cable" <[email protected]>, "Scientific Linux Users" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:03:50 PM > Subject: Re: need release command for find -exec > > find / -type f -print0 | while read -d '' -r file ; do > /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 "$file" & done > > should work... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ToddAndMargo" <[email protected]> > > To: "Brad Cable" <[email protected]>, "Scientific Linux Users" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:52:03 PM > > Subject: Re: need release command for find -exec > > > > >> > > >> find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 > > >> {} \; > > >> > > >> But you have to close the first instance to get the second > > >> to open, etc.. > > >> > > >> I have tried adding "&" to the end, but no syntax joy. > > >> > > >> How to I get "-exec" to run and release, so "find" can go > > >> on to the next instance? > > >> > > >> Many thanks, > > >> -T > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Computers are like air conditioners. > > They malfunction when you open windows > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >
