That's right, the GNU version of find will default to the current directory if none is specified. Have you tried a different kernel?
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 02:40:26PM +1000, Chris Kenrick wrote: > On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 12:22:37AM -0400, Ian D. Stewart wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Friday 28 June 2002 00:06, Larry Smith wrote: > > > I've been having trouble with the find utility in > > > Potato. > > > > > > Often, if I run find as root (so I can have permission > > > to look in all directories), it will run awhile, then > > > die with a segmentation fault. > > > > > > When this happens, I'm unable to do a normal shutdown, > > > the system hangs during shutdown. > > > > > > I use the command: > > > > > > find -name filename > > > > You need to specify a directory to start the search in. > > > > Try: > > > > find / -name filename > > Uh, no. If you don't give a directory, then find defaults to using the > current directory(as per the manpage). I don't think that's the problem > in this case. > > - Chris > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
