> That assumes that your bash is contained within a script, yes? Or a function. (that is, anywhere the $1, $2, ... variables are available, as "$@" (must have

> That assumes that your bash is contained within a script, yes? Or a function. (that is, anywhere the $1, $2, ... variables are available, as "$@" (must have the double-quotes!) just copies $1, $2, .. without changing the word splitting. > as well as always spelling "the current directory" as ./ That's actually a very good habit to be in a lot of other commands. It's unnecessary with find, but it's harmless either way.