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Add file in several directories
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file_inseveral-folders.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Add file in several directories
# find . -type d --> searchs directories in the directory structure
# -exec touch {}/hiya \; --> given each result, its value is stored in {}.
# So with touch {}/hiya what we do is to touch that "something"/hiya. The final \; is required by exec in find clauses.
find . -type d -exec touch {}/sample.txt \;
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