linux - find - What happens if you omit -name and single quotes? -



linux - find - What happens if you omit -name and single quotes? -

instead of typing find / -name 'filename' accidentally typed find / filename

(note missing -name , single quotes).

the command printed whole root file tree (it long list) , appended find: „filename“: no such file or directory @ end of it. did do?

when do

find / filename

find assumes want search 2 directories/files named / , filename. / present, lists files in , filename not there in current directory, errors out.

it's functionally equivalent running find twice:

find / , find filename

create file/directory named filename in current working directory, you'll understand behaviour.

linux terminal find

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