Problem executing find file command in Linux

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1

When trying to find a list of files with specific text in them using

 
find . -type f -exec grep -l "DataStage Job 4263" {}\;

I get error

 
find: missing argument to 'exec'

How can I correct this ? I'm on Linux Red Hat.
Cheers

PS I'm a DataStage programmer not a systems support bod !

2

Needs a space character after {}

find . -type f -exec grep -l "DataStage Job 4263" {} \;
3

Job's a good 'un ! :b:

Thanks

4

You can also use the pipe like follow:

 find . -type f |xargs grep -l "some text"

It could be a little faster ^^

5

In my context it was definitely faster. Cheers.