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@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ Follow all symbolic links. Never follow symbolic links (the default). .TP .B \-E -Use extended regular expressions (same as \fB\-regextype \fIposix-extended\fR). +Use extended regular expressions (same as +.B \-regextype +.IR posix-extended ). .TP .B \-X Filter out files with @@ -109,19 +111,20 @@ The sorting takes place within each directory separately, which makes it differe but still provides a deterministic ordering. .TP .B \-x -Don't descend into other mount points (same as \fB\-xdev\fR). +Don't descend into other mount points (same as +.BR \-xdev ). .TP -\fB\-f \fIPATH\fR +.BI "\-f " PATH Treat .I PATH as a path to search (useful if it begins with a dash). .TP -\fB\-D \fIFLAG\fR +.BI "\-D " FLAG Turn on a debugging flag (see .B \-D .IR help ). .PP -\fB\-O\fIN\fR +.BI \-O N .RS Enable optimization level .I N @@ -177,14 +180,14 @@ Typically far faster than .IR ids . .RE .TP -\fB\-j\fIN\fR +.BI \-j N Search with .I N threads in parallel (default: number of CPUs, up to .IR 8 ). .SH OPERATORS .TP -\fB( \fIexpression \fB)\fR +.BI "( " expression " )" Parentheses are used for grouping expressions together. You'll probably have to write .B \e( @@ -194,18 +197,25 @@ to avoid the parentheses being interpreted by the shell. .PP \fB! \fIexpression\fR .br -\fB\-not \fIexpression\fR +.B \-not +.I expression .RS The "not" operator: returns the negation of the truth value of the .IR expression . -You may have to write \fB\e! \fIexpression\fR to avoid \fB!\fR being interpreted by the shell. +You may have to write \fB\e! \fIexpression\fR to avoid +.B ! +being interpreted by the shell. .RE .PP -\fIexpression\fR \fIexpression\fR +.I expression expression .br -\fIexpression \fB\-a \fIexpression\fR +.I expression +.B \-a +.I expression .br -\fIexpression \fB\-and \fIexpression\fR +.I expression +.B \-and +.I expression .RS Short-circuiting "and" operator: if the left-hand .I expression @@ -217,9 +227,13 @@ otherwise, returns .BR false . .RE .PP -\fIexpression \fB\-o \fIexpression\fR +.I expression +.B \-o +.I expression .br -\fIexpression \fB\-or \fIexpression\fR +.I expression +.B \-or +.I expression .RS Short-circuiting "or" operator: if the left-hand .I expression @@ -231,14 +245,14 @@ otherwise, returns .BR true . .RE .TP -\fIexpression \fB, \fIexpression\fR +.IB "expression " , " expression" The "comma" operator: evaluates the left-hand .I expression but discards the result, returning the right-hand .IR expression . .SH SPECIAL FORMS .TP -\fB\-exclude \fIexpression\fR +.BI "\-exclude " expression Exclude all paths matching the .I expression from the search. @@ -286,7 +300,7 @@ Search in post-order (descendents first). Follow all symbolic links (same as .BR \-L ). .TP -\fB\-files0\-from \fIFILE\fR +.BI "\-files0\-from " FILE Treat the NUL ('\e0')-separated paths in .I FILE as starting points for the search. @@ -295,9 +309,9 @@ Pass .I \- to read the paths from standard input. .PP -\fB\-ignore_readdir_race\fR +.B \-ignore_readdir_race .br -\fB\-noignore_readdir_race\fR +.B \-noignore_readdir_race .RS Whether to report an error if .B bfs @@ -305,9 +319,11 @@ detects that the file tree is modified during the search (default: .BR \-noignore_readdir_race ). .RE .PP -\fB\-maxdepth \fIN\fR +.B \-maxdepth +.I N .br -\fB\-mindepth \fIN\fR +.B \-mindepth +.I N .RS Ignore files deeper/shallower than .IR N . @@ -325,7 +341,7 @@ Exclude hidden files and directories. .B \-noleaf Ignored; for compatibility with GNU find. .TP -\fB\-regextype \fITYPE\fR +.BI "\-regextype " TYPE Use .IR TYPE -flavored regular expressions. @@ -403,13 +419,17 @@ Find files minutes ago. .RE .PP -\fB\-anewer \fIFILE\fR +.B \-anewer +.I FILE .br -\fB\-Bnewer \fIFILE\fR +.B \-Bnewer +.I FILE .br -\fB\-cnewer \fIFILE\fR +.B \-cnewer +.I FILE .br -\fB\-mnewer \fIFILE\fR +.B \-mnewer +.I FILE .RS Find files .BR a ccessed/ B irthed/ c hanged/ m odified @@ -418,13 +438,17 @@ more recently than was modified. .RE .PP -\fB\-asince \fITIME\fR +.B \-asince +.I TIME .br -\fB\-Bsince \fITIME\fR +.B \-Bsince +.I TIME .br -\fB\-csince \fITIME\fR +.B \-csince +.I TIME .br -\fB\-msince \fITIME\fR +.B \-msince +.I TIME .RS Find files .BR a ccessed/ B irthed/ c hanged/ m odified @@ -454,7 +478,7 @@ Find files with POSIX.1e .BR capabilities (7) set. .TP -\fB\-context \fIGLOB\fR +.BI "\-context " GLOB Find files whose SELinux context matches the .IR GLOB . .TP @@ -485,7 +509,7 @@ Always false/true. Find files with matching inode .BR FLAGS . .TP -\fB\-fstype \fITYPE\fR +.BI "\-fstype " TYPE Find files on file systems with the given .IR TYPE . .PP @@ -497,9 +521,11 @@ Find files owned by group/user ID .IR N . .RE .PP -\fB\-group \fINAME\fR +.B \-group +.I NAME .br -\fB\-user \fINAME\fR +.B \-user +.I NAME .RS Find files owned by the group/user .IR NAME . @@ -509,15 +535,20 @@ Find files owned by the group/user Find hidden files (those beginning with .IR . ). .PP -\fB\-ilname \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-ilname +.I GLOB .br -\fB\-iname \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-iname +.I GLOB .br -\fB\-ipath \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-ipath +.I GLOB .br -\fB\-iregex \fIREGEX\fR +.B \-iregex +.I REGEX .br -\fB\-iwholename \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-iwholename +.I GLOB .RS Case-insensitive versions of .BR \-lname / \-name / \-path / \-regex / \-wholename . @@ -532,19 +563,19 @@ Find files with .I N hard links. .TP -\fB\-lname \fIGLOB\fR +.BI "\-lname " GLOB Find symbolic links whose target matches the .IR GLOB . .TP -\fB\-name \fIGLOB\fR +.BI "\-name " GLOB Find files whose name matches the .IR GLOB . .TP -\fB\-newer \fIFILE\fR +.BI "\-newer " FILE Find files newer than .IR FILE . .TP -\fB\-newer\fIXY \fIREFERENCE\fR +.BI \-newer "XY REFERENCE" Find files whose .I X time is newer than the @@ -580,9 +611,11 @@ as an ISO 8601-style timestamp. For example: Find files owned by nonexistent groups/users. .RE .PP -\fB\-path \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-path +.I GLOB .br -\fB\-wholename \fIGLOB\fR +.B \-wholename +.I GLOB .RS Find files whose entire path matches the .IR GLOB . @@ -591,15 +624,15 @@ Find files whose entire path matches the \fB\-perm\fR [\fI\-+/\fR]\fIMODE\fR Find files with a matching mode. .TP -\fB\-regex \fIREGEX\fR +.BI "\-regex " REGEX Find files whose entire path matches the regular expression .IR REGEX . .TP -\fB\-samefile \fIFILE\fR +.BI "\-samefile " FILE Find hard links to .IR FILE . .TP -\fB\-since \fITIME\fR +.BI "\-since " TIME Find files modified since the ISO 8601-style timestamp .IR TIME . See @@ -678,7 +711,7 @@ days after they were changed. Find files with extended attributes .RB ( xattr (7)). .TP -\fB\-xattrname\fR \fINAME\fR +.BI "\-xattrname " NAME Find files with the extended attribute .IR NAME . .TP @@ -691,23 +724,27 @@ would not, and vice versa. .br .B \-rm .RS -Delete any found files (implies \fB-depth\fR). +Delete any found files (implies +.BR \-depth ). .RE .TP -\fB\-exec \fIcommand ... {} ;\fR +.BI "\-exec " "command ... {} ;" Execute a command. .TP -\fB\-exec \fIcommand ... {} +\fR +.BI "\-exec " "command ... {} +" Execute a command with multiple files at once. .TP -\fB\-ok \fIcommand ... {} ;\fR +.BI "\-ok " "command ... {} ;" Prompt the user whether to execute a command. .PP -\fB\-execdir \fIcommand ... {} ;\fR +.B \-execdir +.I command ... {} ; .br -\fB\-execdir \fIcommand ... {} +\fR +.B \-execdir +.I command ... {} + .br -\fB\-okdir \fIcommand ... {} ;\fR +.B \-okdir +.I command ... {} ; .RS Like .BR \-exec / \-ok , @@ -719,13 +756,17 @@ Exit immediately with the given status .RI ( 0 if unspecified). .PP -\fB\-fls \fIFILE\fR +.B \-fls +.I FILE .br -\fB\-fprint \fIFILE\fR +.B \-fprint +.I FILE .br -\fB\-fprint0 \fIFILE\fR +.B \-fprint0 +.I FILE .br -\fB\-fprintf \fIFILE FORMAT\fR +.B \-fprintf +.I FILE FORMAT .RS Like .BR \-ls / \-print / \-print0 / \-printf , @@ -734,7 +775,7 @@ but write to instead of standard output. .RE .TP -\fB\-limit \fIN\fR +.BI "\-limit " N Quit once this action is evaluated .I N times. @@ -755,7 +796,7 @@ Useful in conjunction with .B xargs .IR \-0 . .TP -\fB\-printf \fIFORMAT\fR +.BI "\-printf " FORMAT Print according to a format string (see .BR find (1)). These additional format directives are supported: @@ -901,7 +942,7 @@ is quoted to ensure the glob is processed by .B bfs rather than the shell. .TP -\fBbfs \-name access_log \-L \fI/var\fR +.BI "bfs \-name access_log \-L " /var Finds all files named .B access_log under @@ -910,7 +951,7 @@ following symbolic links. .B bfs allows flags and paths to appear anywhere on the command line. .TP -\fBbfs \fI~ \fB\-not \-user $USER\fR +.BI "bfs " ~ " \-not \-user $USER" Prints all files in your home directory not owned by you. .TP .B bfs \-xtype l |