• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error


  • Subject: Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
  • From: Matthew Smith <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:00:41 +1000

On 03/04/2011, at 05:57 , Nathan Greenstein wrote:

That sounds like the problem!
So, should I put in a cd or something?
I'm sure this is obvious, but I've never tried it before...

do shell script "find ~/Desktop ."

Replace that period at the end with the directory you want to search for.

If this it is the user's home directory then why are you searching Desktop twice?

Matthew Smith

 _______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list      (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users

This email sent to email@hidden

  • Follow-Ups:
    • Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
      • From: Nathan Greenstein <email@hidden>
References: 
 >Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error (From: Nathan Greenstein <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error (From: Matthew Smith <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error (From: Nathan Greenstein <email@hidden>)

  • Prev by Date: Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
  • Next by Date: Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
  • Previous by thread: Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
  • Next by thread: Re: Do shell script: find . takes forever; throws permissions error
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread