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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-11-27 13:43:01 +0100 | 
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-11-27 13:43:01 +0100 | 
| commit | e86a59971c8a809298ab68368ca5045c1b59366d (patch) | |
| tree | 256bbd6f2c33a4f344acca9b8e1b6a4184cb7e85 | |
| parent | add shell tab-completion (diff) | |
| download | bfind-2.1.tar.gz bfind-2.1.tar.bz2 bfind-2.1.tar.xz | |
m + add manpage + improve readme2.1
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 73 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/man/bfind.1 | 75 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/bfind.auto-completion | 2 | 
4 files changed, 122 insertions, 40 deletions
| @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin  DATADIR = $(PREFIX)/share  INFODIR = $(DATADIR)/info  DOCDIR = $(DATADIR)/doc +MANDIR = $(DATADIR)/man +MAN1DIR = $(MANDIR)/man1  LICENSEDIR = $(DATADIR)/licenses  COMMAND = bfind @@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ bin/bfind.%sh-completion: obj/bfind.auto-completion  .PHONY: install-default -install-default: install-core install-info install-shell +install-default: install-core install-info install-man install-shell  .PHONY: install  install: install-core install-doc install-shell @@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ install-license:  	install -m644 -- COPYING LICENSE "$(DESTDIR)$(LICENSEDIR)/$(PKGNAME)"  .PHONY: install-doc -install-doc: install-info install-pdf install-dvi install-ps +install-doc: install-info install-pdf install-dvi install-ps install-man  .PHONY: install-info  install-info: bin/bfind.info @@ -127,6 +129,11 @@ install-ps: bin/bfind.ps  	install -dm755 -- "$(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)"  	install -m644 $< -- "$(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)/$(PKGNAME).ps" +.PHONY: install-man +install-man: doc/man/bfind.1 +	install -dm755 -- "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)" +	install -m644 $< -- "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)/$(COMMAND).1" +  .PHONY: install-shell  install-shell: install-bash install-fish install-zsh @@ -160,6 +167,7 @@ uninstall:  	-rm -- "$(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/bash-completion/completions/$(COMMAND)"  	-rm -- "$(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/fish/completions/$(COMMAND).fish"  	-rm -- "$(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/zsh/site-functions/_$(COMMAND)" +	-rm -- "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)/$(COMMAND).1" @@ -1,49 +1,48 @@ -Minimalitic `find` using breadth-first crawling. +NAME +	bfind - Minimalitic find using breadth-first crawling -The entire invocation syntax is: +SYNOPSIS +	bfind [OPTION]... [--] [DIRECTORY] -    bfind [--xdev] [--hardlinks] [--symlinks] \ -          [--visible] [--print0] [--] [DIRECTORY] +DESCRIPTION +	bfind is a minimalitic alternative to find(1) that is +	designed to be efficient that locating files. To +	accomplish this, bfind uses breadth-first crawling +	instead of depth-first crawling. -With --xdev crawling will not be restricted to -one mount point. +	bfind is only includes the bare minimum, a few options +	for restricting the crawlspace and an option to output +	visited files in a safe format rather than a human-friendly +	format. bfind will never include all features of find(1) +	because they are excessive and some other than makes not +	since to have in the program and can be outright dangerous. -With --hardlinks bfind will be hardlink aware -on directories. +OPTIONS +	-x, --xdev +		Do not restrict crawling to one mount point. -With --symlinks bfind will visit directories -symlinks points, and directories will never -be revisited. Visited directories will be -memorised by absolute real path name. +	-h, --hardlinks +		Watch out for hardlinked directories. -With --visible no files starting with a dot -will be listed. +	-s, --symlinks +		Visit symbolically linked directories, but +		never visit the same directory twice. -With --print0 a NUL (\0) character will be -printed at end of file names rather than -a LF (\n). +	-v, --visible +		No files starting with a dot will be listed. +	-0, --print0 +		Terminate lines with NUL rather than LF. -Short option alternatives: +RATIONALE +	While bfind is not as fast as find(1) for large +	hierarchies, it will probably give your results faster +	if you are looking for a file (rather than listing files), +	because the file you are looking for is probably +	near the directory you are searching from. -    -x --xdev -    -h --hardlinks -    -s --symlinks -    -v --visible -    -0 --print0 +SEE ALSO +	find(1), grep(1) -    Short options can be combined - - -Each line will always start with DIRECTORY. - - -Why bfind? While bfind is not as fast as find*, -it will probably give your results faster if -you are looking for a file (not list files), -because the file you are looking for is probably -near the directory you are searching from. - - -* For large hierarchies. +	Full documentation available locally via: info '(bfind)' diff --git a/doc/man/bfind.1 b/doc/man/bfind.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3265717 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/bfind.1 @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.TH BFIND 1 BFIND +.SH NAME +bfind - Minimalitic find using breadth-first crawling +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BR bfind +.RI [ OPTION ]... +[--] +.RI [ DIRECTORY ] +.IR PASSPHRASE_LIST +.SH DESCRIPTION +.BR bfind +is a minimalitic alternative to +.BR find (1) +that is designed to be efficient that locating files. +To accomplish this, +.BR bfind +uses breadth-first crawling instead of depth-first crawling. +.PP +.BR bfind +is only includes the bare minimum, a few options for +restricting the crawlspace and an option to output +visited files in a safe format rather than a human-friendly +format. +.BR bfind +will never include all features of +.BR find (1) +because they are excessive and some other than makes +not since to have in the program and can be outright +dangerous. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BR \-x ,\  \-\-xdev +Do not restrict crawling to one mount point. +.TP +.BR \-h ,\  \-\-hardlinks +Watch out for hardlinked directories. +.TP +.BR \-s ,\  \-\-symlinks +Visit symbolically linked directories, but +never visit the same directory twice. +.TP +.BR \-v ,\  \-\-visible +No files starting with a dot will be listed. +.TP +.BR \-0 ,\  \-\-print0 +Terminate lines with NUL rather than LF. +.SH RATIONALE +While +.BR bfind +is not as fast as +.BR find (1) +for large hierarchies, it will probably give your +results faster if you are looking for a file (rather +than listing files), because the file you are looking +for is probably near the directory you are searching +from. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR find (1), +.BR grep (1) +.PP +Full documentation available locally via: info \(aq(bfind)\(aq +.SH AUTHORS +Principal author, Mattias Andrée.  See the COPYING file for the full +list of authors. +.SH LICENSE +Copyright \(co 2013, 2015  Mattias Andrée +.br +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +.br +This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. +.br +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. +.SH BUGS +Please report bugs to https://github.com/maandree/passcheck/issues or to +maandree@member.fsf.org diff --git a/src/bfind.auto-completion b/src/bfind.auto-completion index f1f74e2..ecc95f8 100644 --- a/src/bfind.auto-completion +++ b/src/bfind.auto-completion @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@  (bfind  	(unargumented  (options -x --xdev)  (complete --xdev) -	(desc 'Do not crawl across mount points')) +	(desc 'Crawl across mount points'))  	(unargumented  (options -h --hardlinks)  (complete --hardlinks)  	(desc 'Be aware of hardlinked directories')) | 
