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The command

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "%p -> %ln"

prints all nonbroken symlinks under the directory .. I want to colorize this output so that the %p part is blue. I've tried

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf 'e[1;34m%-6se[m' "%p -> %ln"

but this results in the error find: warning: unrecognized escape e. Any ideas how to fix this?

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The command

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "%p -> %ln"

prints all nonbroken symlinks under the directory .. I want to colorize this output so that the %p part is blue. I've tried

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf 'e[1;34m%-6se[m' "%p -> %ln"

but this results in the error find: warning: unrecognized escape e. Any ideas how to fix this?

find printf

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edited 14 mins ago

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The command

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "%p -> %ln"

prints all nonbroken symlinks under the directory .. I want to colorize this output so that the %p part is blue. I've tried

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf 'e[1;34m%-6se[m' "%p -> %ln"

but this results in the error find: warning: unrecognized escape e. Any ideas how to fix this?

find printf

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find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "%p -> %ln"

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf 'e[1;34m%-6se[m' "%p -> %ln"

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edited 14 mins ago

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asked 56 mins ago

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edited 14 mins ago

Inian

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asked 56 mins ago

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91221123

edited 14 mins ago

Inian

5,8681633

edited 14 mins ago

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asked 56 mins ago

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It is not quite correct, the color code sequence and the %p needs to be in the same argument to -printf and not in separate ones.

The -printf flag of find is different from the usual built-in from bash. The find version takes arguments of form -printf format while the built-in takes printf <FORMAT> <ARGUMENTS...>, which means they can't be mixed together. The -printf option of find provides various sequences to describe the file attributes. The %s inside the find -printf conveys a different meaning than the format specification definition by the built-in.

Also I guess the printf from the find (GNU findutils) command only supports ANSI color codes and does not accept the e escape sequences (unlike the built-in printf) but its octal equivalent only

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "33[1;34m%p33[m -> %ln"

You can add the ANSI color code of your choice to the above.

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It is not quite correct, the color code sequence and the %p needs to be in the same argument to -printf and not in separate ones.

The -printf flag of find is different from the usual built-in from bash. The find version takes arguments of form -printf format while the built-in takes printf <FORMAT> <ARGUMENTS...>, which means they can't be mixed together. The -printf option of find provides various sequences to describe the file attributes. The %s inside the find -printf conveys a different meaning than the format specification definition by the built-in.

Also I guess the printf from the find (GNU findutils) command only supports ANSI color codes and does not accept the e escape sequences (unlike the built-in printf) but its octal equivalent only

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "33[1;34m%p33[m -> %ln"

You can add the ANSI color code of your choice to the above.

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It is not quite correct, the color code sequence and the %p needs to be in the same argument to -printf and not in separate ones.

The -printf flag of find is different from the usual built-in from bash. The find version takes arguments of form -printf format while the built-in takes printf <FORMAT> <ARGUMENTS...>, which means they can't be mixed together. The -printf option of find provides various sequences to describe the file attributes. The %s inside the find -printf conveys a different meaning than the format specification definition by the built-in.

Also I guess the printf from the find (GNU findutils) command only supports ANSI color codes and does not accept the e escape sequences (unlike the built-in printf) but its octal equivalent only

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "33[1;34m%p33[m -> %ln"

You can add the ANSI color code of your choice to the above.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 mins ago

answered 28 mins ago

InianInian

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It is not quite correct, the color code sequence and the %p needs to be in the same argument to -printf and not in separate ones.

The -printf flag of find is different from the usual built-in from bash. The find version takes arguments of form -printf format while the built-in takes printf <FORMAT> <ARGUMENTS...>, which means they can't be mixed together. The -printf option of find provides various sequences to describe the file attributes. The %s inside the find -printf conveys a different meaning than the format specification definition by the built-in.

Also I guess the printf from the find (GNU findutils) command only supports ANSI color codes and does not accept the e escape sequences (unlike the built-in printf) but its octal equivalent only

find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "33[1;34m%p33[m -> %ln"

You can add the ANSI color code of your choice to the above.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 mins ago

answered 28 mins ago

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find . -type l -not -xtype l -printf "33[1;34m%p33[m -> %ln"

share|improve this answer

edited 4 mins ago

answered 28 mins ago

InianInian

5,8681633

answered 28 mins ago

InianInian

5,8681633

answered 28 mins ago

InianInian

5,8681633