Question

Which of the following option is used with find command for taking action on selected files?

(a) -exec

(b) -atime

(c) -mtime

(d) -a

I have been asked this question during an online interview.

My query is from Locating Files: find Command in section Customizing the Environment & More File Attributes of Unix

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) -exec

Explanation: The -exec option is one of the major option used with the find command. It lets us take any action by running a UNIX command on the selected files. -exec takes the command to execute as its own argument, followed by {} and \;. For example,