[bug #42501] Add -E option for FreeBSD/Mac OSX compatibility

Follow-up Comment #9, bug #42501 (group findutils): I realise I didn't really answer the question of which *release* -E came in in those. For FreeBSD and NetBSD, that would be their respective 5.0 version even if they're many years apart. For MacOS/X I don't know exactly, but https://github.com/

[bug #65831] Test -type l is unsuccessful for symlink loops

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #65831 (group findutils): Hmm, I just found https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19605#comment8 where Geoff Clare argues that ELOOP should in fact be an error, not just a broken link. ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #65831] Test -type l is unsuccessful for symlink loops

URL: Summary: Test -type l is unsuccessful for symlink loops Group: findutils Submitter: jay Submitted: Mon 03 Jun 2024 12:55:32 PM UTC Category: None Severity

[bug #51926] -xtype l fails on symbolic links that have a loop

Follow-up Comment #8, bug #51926 (group findutils): Commit b12fb8c ("Fix sv bug #51926: -xtype l fails on symlinks that have a loop") fixes this for -xtype, but what about $ ln -s loop loop $ find -L loop -type l ___ Reply to this item at

[patch] Process find's leading options in a POSIX-compliant way

This patch makes find accept things like "find -PP .". From c10a0126dd56e42a8118494cf67a6c74eb58c0db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Youngman Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:44:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] find: Process -P -H -L options in a POSIX-compliant way. To: findutils-patc...@gnu.org * tests/f