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bqmjjx0kac
453 days ago
Fun fact, `find`'s wonky argument syntax predates GNU syntax. It was part of Version 5 Unix from 1974.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_(Unix)
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petepete
452 days ago
I used find frequently for more than a decade and it just never felt natural to me. I get there in the end but have to stop and think.
With fd, a modern 'equivalent', I barely think just type.
Same for grep.
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orthoxerox
453 days ago
As was `dd`, another program with an unorthodox syntax.
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With fd, a modern 'equivalent', I barely think just type.
Same for grep.