Very cool. Thanks for the insight. Mind if I ask how you timed execution? The take aways for me are: * Use find's built-in options where possible * Use xarg

Very cool. Thanks for the insight. Mind if I ask how you timed execution? The take aways for me are: * Use find's built-in options where possible * Use xargs where a built-in method isn't available * Use -exec only when nothing else will do