find files with -exec parameter

[Christian Marquardt_1]

Hello Guys,
I cant find the correct syntax, please help me.
I want to find all files with name ora*.aud und use the -exec parameter to count them.
I've tried the following syntax:
find . -name "ora*.aud" -type f -exec ls -la|wc -l \;
This doenst work. Can anyone help me correct the syntax.

regards Christian

[Arunvijai_4 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can try this, # find . -name "ora*aud" -type f | xargs wc -l

-Arun

[Peter Godron]

Christian,
find . -name "ora*.aud" -type f | wc -l
works for me

[Christian Marquardt_1]

Hello Arun,
I've tried your syntax but it doesnt show me the number of files - it shows all the files.
Any idea???

regards
Christian

[Christian Marquardt_1]

Hello again,
the syntax:
find . -name "ora*aud" -type f|wc -l
works fine.

Thanks!