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The meaning of find . '/' Was not immediately apparent to me. It will first search the current directory, then search from the root directory of the files
by aftbit 4y ago
The meaning of
find . '/'
Was not immediately apparent to me. It will first search the current directory, then search from the root directory of the filesystem. This is useful (beyond just `find` which is implicitly `find .`) because it will turn up local results quickly and global results eventually.
- hiAndrewQuinn 4y agoI actually did not catch myself that it has that two-tiered behavior. That's fascinating! Maybe I would have found nginx faster if I had reflexively hopped to /etc first.
- julienpalard 4y agoSame as: find . / Don't get why there's quoting here.