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I am executing the following command (finding all files with .ts extension and deleting them):



find . -type f -name "*.ts" –delete


An error showed up:




find: paths must precede expression: `–delete'




What have I done wrong?






delete find







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    I am executing the following command (finding all files with .ts extension and deleting them):



    find . -type f -name "*.ts" –delete


    An error showed up:




    find: paths must precede expression: `–delete'




    What have I done wrong?






    delete find







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      I am executing the following command (finding all files with .ts extension and deleting them):



      find . -type f -name "*.ts" –delete


      An error showed up:




      find: paths must precede expression: `–delete'




      What have I done wrong?






      delete find







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      I am executing the following command (finding all files with .ts extension and deleting them):



      find . -type f -name "*.ts" –delete


      An error showed up:




      find: paths must precede expression: `–delete'




      What have I done wrong?






      delete find




      delete find






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