On Fri, 2007-02-02 at 16:52 +0000, Geoff Clare wrote:
> Action:
>
> Change
>
> "The path operand is a pathname of a starting point in the
> directory hierarchy."
>
> to
>
> "The first operand and subsequent operands up to but not
> including the first operand that starts with a '-', or is a '!'
> or a '(', shall be interpreted as path operands. If the first
> operand starts with a '-', or is a '!' or a '(', the behavior
> is unspecified. Each path operand is a pathname of a starting
> point in the directory hierarchy."
>
Following on from the utility syntax guideline discussions, I would also
suggest adding to APPLICATION USAGE (p457, after line 17715):
If a pathname starts with a '-', or is '!' or '(', applications should
prefix this with "./", e.g. "find ./! -name . -print".
--
Nick
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