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by bduffany 1660 days ago
Not the worst (I think `tar` and `unzip` probably take the cake) but `find` is pretty atrocious IMO. The order in which you specify certain flags like `-maxdepth` relative to other option flags matters (not just relative to plain arguments, but relative to other option flags starting with `-`).
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`find` is definitely one of my least favourite among the traditional Unix tools in terms of interface. `dd` is also a little weird with its syntax but at least I rarely have to use `dd`.
I don’t know, once you take the time to learn ˋfind` it’s ok. You always use mostly the same flags anyway.

ˋfd` is a worthy successor of ˋfind` though.

>I don’t know, once you take the time to learn ˋfind` it’s ok.

this could apply to literally anything. my time is not infinite.

Find is fine. Grep is fine. I do wish they took arguments in the same order.