I'm not sure why this hasn't had its status changed to fix released?
From the project bug tracker:
Tue 14 Jul 2009 10:37:31 PM UTC, comment #9:
Fixed in the 4.5.x tree.
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If anyone feels the need to re-open, please do so.
** Changed in: findutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix
** Description changed:
- The man page says:
+ The find(1) man page says:
--wholename pattern
- File name matches shell pattern pattern. The metacharacters do
not treat `/' or `.' specially; so, for example,
- find . -wholename './sr*sc'
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Added bugwatch.
** Changed in: findutils
Importance: Undecided = Unknown
Bugwatch: None = GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #23920
Status: New = Unknown
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example in man page doesn't work (due to user making assumption...)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/6087
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** Also affects: findutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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example in man page doesn't work (due to user making assumption...)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/6087
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