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Fun fact, `find`'s wonky argument syntax predates GNU syntax. It was part of Version 5 Unix from 1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_(Unix) https://en.wiki
by bqmjjx0kac 2y ago
Fun fact, `find`'s wonky argument syntax predates GNU syntax. It was part of Version 5 Unix from 1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_(Unix) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_(Unix)
- orthoxerox 2y agoAs was `dd`, another program with an unorthodox syntax.
- petepete 2y agoI used find frequently for more than a decade and it just never felt natural to me. I get there in the end but have to stop and think. With fd, a modern 'equivalent', I barely think just type. Same for grep.