# Find Parameter Script Help Request

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/find-parameter-script-help-request/28533>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [August 16, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/find-parameter-script-help-request/28533 "2016-08-16T22:55:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/find-parameter-script-help-request/28533/1 "2016-08-16T22:55:48Z")

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I’ve written a script which will traverse a directory structure and generate directory listing of sorts with an md5sum. Here it is:

It runs great on Red Hat:

```auto
find . -printf "%p\\t%s\\t%M\\t%u\\t%g\\t%.24A+\\t%.24T+\\t%.24C+\\t" -a \\( -type d -exec echo \\; -o -type f -exec sh -c "md5sum {} | cut -d' ' -f1" \\; \\)
```

here’s one line of output:

```auto
./abc/11.5.0/sql/abc13.sql 1607 -rwxr-xr-x oraapp1 dba 2016-05-10+15:50:04 2002-10-25+16:00:57 2012-06-15+09:34:27 6714d4ba1f7ac762212b882ebdd46312
```

but … when I run on Suse Enterprise Server 9 (patch level 3) I get:

```auto
./abc/11.5.0/sql/abc13.sql 1607 M oraapp1 dba A+. T+. C+. 6714d4ba1f7ac762212b882ebdd46312
```

Anyone know how I can make the Suse line look like the RH line?

Thanks

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/find-parameter-script-help-request/28533/2 "2016-08-17T01:52:19Z")

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[QUOTE=FlyerFocus;33950]I’ve written a script which will traverse a directory structure and generate directory listing of sorts with an md5sum. Here it is:

It runs great on Red Hat:

```auto
find . -printf "%p\\t%s\\t%M\\t%u\\t%g\\t%.24A+\\t%.24T+\\t%.24C+\\t" -a \\( -type d -exec echo \\; -o -type f -exec sh -c "md5sum {} | cut -d' ' -f1" \\; \\)
```

here’s one line of output:

```auto
./abc/11.5.0/sql/abc13.sql 1607 -rwxr-xr-x oraapp1 dba 2016-05-10+15:50:04 2002-10-25+16:00:57 2012-06-15+09:34:27 6714d4ba1f7ac762212b882ebdd46312
```

but … when I run on Suse Enterprise Server 9 (patch level 3) I get:

```auto
./abc/11.5.0/sql/abc13.sql 1607 M oraapp1 dba A+. T+. C+. 6714d4ba1f7ac762212b882ebdd46312
```

Anyone know how I can make the Suse line look like the RH line?[/QUOTE]

I tried this on my openSUSE Leap 42.1 workstation and it works as per your Red Hat output. I’m guessing it’s related to versions of find available on Red Hat and SLES9 SP3, which is now very old and no longer supported. In the SLES9 output you can see “M”, “A+.”, “T+.”, and “C+.” where in the Red Hat output there is rights and dates.

Please can you post the output from “cat /etc/\*-release; find --version” for both your Red Hat and SLES9 test servers.

HTH.