Re: [bug #65386] unknown predicate error when using '-1M' as lt 1

You need a space after -size.

On Thu 29 Feb 2024, 03:59 anonymous, <[email protected]> wrote:

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>                  Summary: unknown predicate error when using '-1M' as lt 1
>                    Group: findutils
>                Submitter: None
>                Submitted: Thu 29 Feb 2024 03:58:40 AM UTC
>                 Category: find
>                 Severity: 3 - Normal
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>                   Status: None
>                  Privacy: Public
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>          Originator Name: Andrew Scott
>         Originator Email: [email protected]
>              Open/Closed: Open
>                  Release: 4.9.0
>          Discussion Lock: Any
>            Fixed Release: None
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> Date: Thu 29 Feb 2024 03:58:40 AM UTC By: Anonymous
> find . (-type f) -a (-size -1M) recup_dir.101
> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> find . (-type f) -a -size'-1M' recup_dir.101
> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> find . -type f -a -size'-1M' recup_dir.101
> find: unknown predicate `-size-1M'
> find . -type f -a -size -1M recup_dir.101
> find: paths must precede expression: `recup_dir.101'
> find: possible unquoted pattern after predicate `-size'?
> man find
> find . -type f -a -size -999k recup_dir.101
> find: paths must precede expression: `recup_dir.101'
> find: possible unquoted pattern after predicate `-
> find . -type f -a -size %-999k recup_dir.101
> find: Invalid argument `%-999k' to -size
> find . -type f -a -size-999k recup_dir.101
> find: unknown predicate `-size-999k'
> find --version
> find (GNU findutils) 4.9.0
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