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Subject: Re: -depth option for find(1)
Message-ID: <440@spanky.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Aug-83 13:43:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 15 13:43:22 1983
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The -depth option always returns true, but if it is present the find
command will skip directories.  Thus "find -depth -print" will only
print the names of files which are not directories.  I think that the
inclusion of this kluge in find was a mistake; the same effect can be
obtained with "find -type d -o -print".  The fact that they didn't
document it gives me some hope that it may eventually go away.
					Kenneth Almquist