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find . -name '*' -execdir cat '{}' \;

find . -name '*' -execdir cat '{}' \;

When a directory is passed to cat, you'll see something like:

cat: ./chapter_01: Is a directory

Immediately following, the find will cat the contents of that directory.

find . -name '*' -execdir cat '{}' \;

When a directory is passed to cat, you'll see something like:

cat: ./chapter_01: Is a directory

Immediately following, the find will cat the contents of that directory.

find . -name '*' -execdir cat '{}' \;

When a directory is passed to cat, you'll see something like:

cat: ./chapter_01: Is a directory

Immediately following, the find will cat the contents of that directory.

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find . -name '*' -execdir cat '{}' \;

When a directory is passed to cat, you'll see something like:

cat: ./chapter_01: Is a directory

Immediately following, the find will cat the contents of that directory.

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