Re: what means the find warning about "non-option argument"?

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On Sun, 7 Oct 2007, Tim wrote:

> On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 09:27 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > Please specify options before other arguments.
>
> You simply have to rearrange the command line, it'll be an error
> message about syntax.  Type in the "options" before you add the
> "arguments", like it tells you to.
>
> Look at the man file for the command you're playing with (man find), and
> look at what are the options that you can use with that command.  Write
> those parts of your command line first, then add your arguments
> afterwards, "maxdepth" is an option, "type" is an argument.
>
>   e.g. Instead of:  find <dir> -type d -maxdepth 1
>               Try:  find <dir> -maxdepth 1 -type d

ah, now i see -- i was unaware that "-maxdepth" was officially an
"argument" as opposed to an "option".  thanks.

rday
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