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@@ -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)' |