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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 06:35:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Symlink'ed current directory and FIND
To: Paul Stodghill <stodghil AT cs DOT cornell DOT edu>,
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--- Paul  Stodghill <stodghil AT cs DOT cornell DOT edu> wrote:
> Why doesn't FIND find files in the current directory when the current
> directory is accessed via a symlink?
> 

Find doesn't dereference symbolic links unless you tell it to.  The command
  find -follow -type f
would display the files you want displayed.

Cheers,

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Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

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