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Date: 28 Nov 89 17:07:28 GMT
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From the AT&T System V, Release 3.1 manual page for 'find', dated 4/87:

"-depth	Always true; causes descent of directory hierarchy to be done so
	that all entries in a directory are acted on before the directory
	itself.  This can be useful when 'find' is used with 'cpio(1)' to
	transfer files that are contained in directories without write
	permission."