On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 07:33:35PM -0500, Alex Robbins wrote: > . > ./dir > This is the expected output. However, when I execute: > find -print0 -type d > I see (on a terminal screen that does not display null characters): > ../dir./file > > The same goes for using "-type f". It appears as though find > ignores the -type argument when the -print0 option is passed. Isn't > this a bug?
No. If you refer to the man page, it will reveal that -print0 actually outputs null characters instead of newlines. It is usually useful in conjunction with the -0 option for xargs to run commands on each file or directory found by find. Please read the man pages and they have nice examples at the bottom. Kumar -- Absolutely nothing should be concluded from these figures except that no conclusion can be drawn from them. -- Joseph L. Brothers, Linux/PowerPC Project) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120802014159.gb12...@bluemoon.alumni.iitm.ac.in