using the find function and the exec flag

Question

This is noob question: I'm trying to run the following script that I found online:

find <file name> -type f -exec cat {}

for some reason I'm getting an find: missing argument to '-exec' error.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The semicolon (quoted or escaped) at the end of line is missing. It should be:

find <file name> -type f -exec cat {} \;