Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:30:23 -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: <200402232130.i1NLUNL3066746@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: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> Cc: peter.lai@uconn.edu, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, chu@gpi.ru, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/40196: man find does not describe -follow Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:24:28 -0500 -follow works on the command line. Is it just another method to invoke -H? I find it strange that the only mention of -follow is in the STANDARDS section, since that's not the most intutitive place to look for it (yes, I did read it); I guess the misspelling threw me off since there's no -h option (only -H) :) Shouldn't we at least put in a line for -follow saying "another name for -H"? thanks On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 10:05:59AM +0100, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote: > "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> writes: > > find(1) has the -follow option historically on SysV and Solaris. > > [...] > > 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. > > Have you even read the man page? Our find(1) uses fts(3) and supports > the usual -H, -L and -P options. The -follow option (and one reason > why we don't support it) is even mentioned in the STANDARDS section, > though -H is misspelled as -h in that paragraph. > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav - des@des.no -- 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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