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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -.TH BFS 1 +.\" Copyright © Tavian Barnes <tavianator@tavianator.com> +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD +.TH BFS 1 2025-02-26 "bfs 4.0.6" .SH NAME bfs \- breadth-first search for your files .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -41,17 +43,17 @@ For example, .PP .nf .RS -.B bfs \\\( \-name '*.txt' \-or \-lname '*.txt' \\\\) \-and \-print +.B bfs \e( \-name '*.txt' \-or \-lname '*.txt' \e) \-and \-print .RE .fi .PP -will print the all the paths that are either .txt files or symbolic links to .txt files. +will print all the paths that are either .txt files or symbolic links to .txt files. .B \-and is implied between two consecutive expressions, so this is equivalent: .PP .nf .RS -.B bfs \\\( \-name '*.txt' \-or \-lname '*.txt' \\\\) \-print +.B bfs \e( \-name '*.txt' \-or \-lname '*.txt' \e) \-print .RE .fi .PP @@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ will also accept .I \-N or .IR +N . -.IR \-N +.I \-N means "less than .IR N ," and @@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ 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 @@ -109,20 +113,20 @@ 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). -.PP .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 @@ -178,35 +182,42 @@ 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 \\\\( +.B \e( .I expression -.B \\\\) +.B \e) 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\\! \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 @@ -218,9 +229,13 @@ 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 @@ -232,14 +247,14 @@ 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. @@ -266,7 +281,6 @@ Print usage information, and exit immediately (without parsing the rest of the c Print version information, and exit immediately. .RE .SH OPTIONS -.PP .B \-color .br .B \-nocolor @@ -288,8 +302,8 @@ Search in post-order (descendents first). Follow all symbolic links (same as .BR \-L ). .TP -\fB\-files0\-from \fIFILE\fR -Treat the NUL ('\\0')-separated paths in +.BI "\-files0\-from " FILE +Treat the NUL ('\e0')-separated paths in .I FILE as starting points for the search. Pass @@ -297,9 +311,9 @@ 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 @@ -307,18 +321,21 @@ 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 . .RE .TP .B \-mount -Don't descend into other mount points (same as -.B \-xdev -for now, but will skip mount points entirely in the future). +Exclude mount points entirely from the results. +.TP +.B \-noerror +Ignore any errors that occur during traversal. .TP .B \-nohidden Exclude hidden files and directories. @@ -326,7 +343,7 @@ 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. @@ -337,7 +354,7 @@ The possible types are POSIX basic regular expressions (the default). .TP .I posix-extended -POSIX extended resular expressions. +POSIX extended regular expressions. .TP .I ed Like @@ -381,6 +398,9 @@ Turn on or off warnings about the command line. .TP .B \-xdev Don't descend into other mount points. +Unlike +.BR \-mount , +the mount point itself is still included. .SH TESTS .TP .B \-acl @@ -401,13 +421,17 @@ 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 @@ -416,13 +440,17 @@ 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 @@ -452,6 +480,10 @@ Find files with POSIX.1e .BR capabilities (7) set. .TP +.BI "\-context " GLOB +Find files whose SELinux context matches the +.IR GLOB . +.TP \fB\-depth\fR [\fI\-+\fR]\fIN\fR Find files with depth .IR N . @@ -475,7 +507,11 @@ Find files the current user can execute/read/write. Always false/true. .RE .TP -\fB\-fstype \fITYPE\fR +\fB\-flags\fR [\fI\-+\fR]\fIFLAGS\fR +Find files with matching inode +.BR FLAGS . +.TP +.BI "\-fstype " TYPE Find files on file systems with the given .IR TYPE . .PP @@ -487,9 +523,11 @@ 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 . @@ -499,15 +537,20 @@ 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 . @@ -522,19 +565,19 @@ 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 @@ -570,26 +613,28 @@ 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 . .RE .TP -\fB\-perm\fR [\fI\-\fR]\fIMODE\fR +\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 @@ -668,7 +713,7 @@ 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 @@ -677,28 +722,31 @@ Find files of the given type, following links when .B \-type would not, and vice versa. .SH ACTIONS -.PP .B \-delete .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 , @@ -710,13 +758,17 @@ 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 , @@ -725,6 +777,11 @@ but write to instead of standard output. .RE .TP +.BI "\-limit " N +Quit once this action is evaluated +.I N +times. +.TP .B \-ls List files like .B ls @@ -736,12 +793,12 @@ Print the path to the found file. .B \-print0 Like .BR \-print , -but use the null character ('\\0') as a separator rather than newlines. +but use the null character ('\e0') as a separator rather than newlines. 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: @@ -887,7 +944,7 @@ 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 @@ -896,7 +953,7 @@ 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 @@ -904,7 +961,7 @@ Finds broken symbolic links. .TP .B bfs \-name config \-exclude \-name .git Finds all files named -.BR config, +.BR config , skipping every .B .git directory. |