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  • I tred for example to sort with GNU tools by name, this is the input : -VirtualBox:~$ LC_ALL=C find . -regextype posix-extended -name '.?*' -prune -o \ > -regex '.*/test[0-9]+' -type f -print0 | > sort -z | > xargs -r0 grep -le hello -- But I get no output. What went wrong? Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 8:57
  • Also the first command you mentioned gives the output : bash: .: filename argument required .: usage: . filename [arguments] bash: -/dev/fd/62: No such file or directory bash: .: filename argument required And when I try to write the lines you say to write if an arguments error comes up, the output is "autoload: command not found" Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 8:58
  • @DirichletIsaPartyPooper as the answer says: you need to use zsh, not bash. Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 10:24
  • @DirichletIsaPartyPooper, do you have a file that is named like test<digits> and contains hello in or below the current working directory? Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 10:39
  • @StéphaneChazelas both in and below Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 10:41