find command and gun parallel

maryam.pk · 06-29-2013, 10:24 PM

hi all,
I am looking for executing some binary files(named app) at the same time with the find command.

I run this command but it doesnt work:
find . -name app -type f | parallel -ij2 app

Can anyone help me?

Thanks.

frieza · 06-29-2013, 10:41 PM

unfortunately, no, not until you include the error message(s) you got when trying to run the command and/or describe what happens/doesn't happen

'it doesn't work' is too vague.

maryam.pk · 06-29-2013, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frieza

unfortunately, no, not until you include the error message(s) you got when trying to run the command and/or describe what happens/doesn't happen

'it doesn't work' is too vague.

no errors, nothing happened.

I think the output of find is the list of directories that those files exist and the parallel command can not execute directories, becuase when I execute this command:
find . -name app -type f
the output is:
./0/app
./3/app
./2/app
./1/app

I just want to run them at the same time.
When I execute this command:
find . -name boinc_app -type f -execdir {} +\
all of the files are running but not in parallel,separately.

chrism01 · 06-30-2013, 04:53 AM

If(!) I understand what you are trying to do, how abut

Code:

 find . -name app -type f | xargs parallel -ij2