# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-09-23 22:19:26 -0400:
> On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > you can save the grep with
> > % find foo -type f -iname '*.jpg' | xargs ...
> > but i think someone already posted this
>
> I realized another question - in my five or so years of using the find
> command, I have never until now used the "-type f" flag to find. Is it
> really that important or will directories possibly get acted upon badly?
that of course depends on the contents of the -exec switch / xargs
arguments. i haven't done any scientific measurement, but casual
observations tell me specifying -type (besides -(i)name) speeds up
the operation pretty much.
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