From f2bb75a455ce9e50bea10b8102abe3ababaaa466 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jay Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:10:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Indicate that -fls and friends always create their output file --- find/find.1 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/find/find.1 b/find/find.1 index 650a502..2ff2d3a 100644 --- a/find/find.1 +++ b/find/find.1 @@ -246,16 +246,20 @@ quoted to protect them from expansion by the shell. The command is executed in the starting directory. .IP "\-fls \fIfile\fR" True; like \-ls but write to \fIfile\fR like \-fprint. +The output file is always created, even if the predicate is never matched. .IP "\-fprint \fIfile\fR" True; print the full file name into file \fIfile\fR. If \fIfile\fR does not exist when \fBfind\fR is run, it is created; if it does exist, it is truncated. The file names ``/dev/stdout'' and ``/dev/stderr'' are handled specially; they refer to the standard output and standard error output, respectively. +The output file is always created, even if the predicate is never matched. .IP "\-fprint0 \fIfile\fR" True; like \-print0 but write to \fIfile\fR like \-fprint. +The output file is always created, even if the predicate is never matched. .IP "\-fprintf \fIfile\fR \fIformat\fR" True; like \-printf but write to \fIfile\fR like \-fprint. +The output file is always created, even if the predicate is never matched. .IP "\-ok \fIcommand\fR ;" Like \-exec but ask the user first (on the standard input); if the response does not start with `y' or `Y', do not run the command, and -- 2.11.4.GIT