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find -exec {} [args...] \; fails #614

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cd /
find /usr/bin -name pwd -exec {} -P ';'  # /usr/bin/pwd -P

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/

and exit zero, whereas uutils fails:

Failed to run {}: No such file or directory (os error 2)

As per https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799.2024edition/utilities/find.html, this is valid.

-exec utility_name [argument ...] ;

A utility_name or argument containing only the two characters "{}" shall be replaced by the current pathname.

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