Jon Hamilton wrote:
>
> In message <199901180357.taa22...@vashon.polstra.com>, John Polstra wrote:
> } In article <36a0fc11.8b22d...@cybercable.fr>,
> } Thierry Herbelot <herbe...@cybercable.fr> wrote:
> } > Hello
> } >
> } > I was reading the man page for find(1), looking for the precise option
> } > to follow symbolic links.
> } >
> } > This option is -follow, of course, but it is not described in the man
> } > page
> }
> } Huh? The correct options are the first three options described in
> } the man page:
>
> } -H The -H option causes the file information and file type (see
> } stat(2)) returned for each symbolic link specified on the command
> } line to be those of the file referenced by the link, not the link
> } itself. If the referenced file does not exist, the file informa-
> } tion and type will be for the link itself. File information of
> } all symbolic links not on the command line is that of the link
> } itself.
>
> What this doesn't explicitly say is that it causes find(1) to actually
> follow the symlink and recursively descend the target tree (if the link
> points to a directory); I assume that's the behavior the original poster
> wanted.
Exactly, but this is not clear in he man page (furthermore, -follow is
still a valid option and is not documented).
TfH
>
> Near the bottom of the find(1) manpage (on my -stable system), is this:
>
> Historically, the -d, -h and -x options were implemented using the pri-
> maries ``-depth'', ``-follow'', and ``-xdev''. These primaries always
>
> ``-h'' there should read ``-H''; -h is an unknown option to find(1).
>
> --
> Jon Hamilton
> hamil...@pobox.com
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