Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!mark%umcp-cs@udel-relay From: mark%umcp-cs@udel-relay@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: -depth Message-ID: <4306@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Aug-83 00:24:04 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.4306 Posted: Wed Aug 24 00:24:04 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Aug-83 01:58:53 EDT Lines: 6 From: Mark Weiser Lets get our terms straight. Without -depth, find does a "pre-order" search. That is, it visits the parent before visiting the childen. With -depth, it does a "post-order" search, visiting all the children and only then visiting the parent.