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I will never understand why the find command needs its flags after the positional argument, in contrast to every other unix tool.
by assbuttbuttass 5y ago
I will never understand why the find command needs its flags after the positional argument, in contrast to every other unix tool.
- norvvryo 5y agoMost of the arguments one would think of as flags are components of the search expression, which can include the operators '!', '(', and ')'.
- ropeladder 5y agoAnd '-o', for 'OR'.
- 10000truths 5y agoThe find command existed when UNIX was in its infancy, long before the existence of CLI argument conventions such as double-dash long options, or positional vs. non positional order.