Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:00:42 -0800 (PST) From: "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/40196: man find does not describe -follow Message-ID: <200402230700.i1N70gD8006714@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/40196; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, chu@gpi.ru Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/40196: man find does not describe -follow Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 01:54:44 -0500 find(1) has the -follow option historically on SysV and Solaris. In IRIX 6.5, the find(1) manpage says: -follow Always true; causes the underlying file of a symbolic link to be checked rather than the symbolic link itself. In GNU find(1), the manpage says: -follow Dereference symbolic links... In Solaris 8+ find(1), the manpage says: -follow Always true; causes symbolic links to be followed. When following symbolic links, find keeps track of the directories visited so that it can detect infinite loops; for example, such a loop would occur if a sym- bolic link pointed to an ancestor. This expression should not be used with the -type l expression. Whereas I'm not sure whether or not FreeBSD's find(1) supports the infinite loop detection feature, the Solaris description appears to be the most accurate. Can someone verify this for me, and submit a diff/patch? This PR's been open for over a year. Thanks, Pete -- Peter C. Lai University of Connecticut Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology Yale University School of Medicine SenseLab | Research Assistant http://cowbert.2y.net/
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