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10 Tips for Using GNU Find (linux.com)
4 points by jennifercloer on June 7, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



The 3rd example has an error:

   $ find -empty -type -f
   find: Arguments to -type should contain only one letter
Should be instead:

   $ find -empty -type f
Unfortunately, the site requires you to create some kind of account to comment. Not very user friendly :(


The -regextype option was new to me.


that was also new to me. It also doesn't work on most of my (non-Linux) systems with their bsd-derived find.




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