how to find specific binary files with find command and run them in parallel

Question

I would like to execute some binary files that have the same names and placed in different directories like this:

binary/1/app binary/2/app binary/3/app

I want to execute app files at the same time. I have created a bash file in a binary directory and written this command but nothing happened:

find . -name app -type f | parallel -j 4

Thanks.

GregHNZ · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-30 06:20:53Z

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If you make sh the command, then your apps can be the option:

parallel sh -- `find . -name app -type f`

answered Jun 30, 2013 at 6:20

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:50:12Z

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The command is correct and ought to work. Maybe you are hit by this: GNU parallel not working at all

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answered Jun 30, 2013 at 20:24

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