Follow-up Comment #7, bug #44221 (project findutils):
Given the existence of -o and !, it is not true that "everything after a dash
is a filter that narrows down the scope of what find finds". That is the
fundamental reason users have to be made aware of the proper use of options --
they don't wo
Follow-up Comment #6, bug #44221 (project findutils):
To most users everything after a dash is a filter that narrows down the scope
of what find finds. For -maxdepth and -mindepth specifically this is a
completely valid interpretation, and the distinction between options and tests
is like the dis