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I want to write a script that allows the user to enter a specific file path and size to use as an input to the find command.

I tried the following:

echo "Enter file path and size":
read userpath
read sz
find $userpath -size $sz -exec rm {} \;

but it results in the error

( find: invalid argument '-exec' to -size)
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  • does this help? ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/bash-input.php read userpath sz Commented May 18, 2020 at 18:57
  • no, what I want is the user to enter a size condition Commented May 18, 2020 at 19:11
  • In what way is it not working the way you expect? Commented May 18, 2020 at 19:28
  • What issue do you have with your code? It is not clear in what specific way it is not working. Commented May 18, 2020 at 19:33
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    First get the find command working when you type it on the command line directly (not in a script). Also, is filepath meant to be a directory or a file? Typically the first argument to the find command is a directory, like . Commented May 18, 2020 at 22:09

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