git: 45438f9c8b5b - main - find: Add a warning about -delete.
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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 23:42:01 UTC
The branch main has been updated by des:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=45438f9c8b5b91ebf5606b4a98e891559913d25b
commit 45438f9c8b5b91ebf5606b4a98e891559913d25b
Author: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-12-21 23:41:05 +0000
Commit: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-12-21 23:41:16 +0000
find: Add a warning about -delete.
MFC after: 1 week
Sponsored by: Klara, Inc.
Reviewed by: pauamma_gundo.com
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43162
---
usr.bin/find/find.1 | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/usr.bin/find/find.1 b/usr.bin/find/find.1
index 80cb175c550d..de16b012ce4d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/find/find.1
+++ b/usr.bin/find/find.1
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd January 23, 2023
+.Dd December 22, 2023
.Dt FIND 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -347,6 +347,22 @@ The
.Ic -delete
primary will fail to delete a directory if it is not empty.
Following symlinks is incompatible with this option.
+.Pp
+.Em WARNING :
+The
+.Ic -delete
+primary will immediately attempt to delete the current path when
+evaluated.
+Be mindful of its place in the expression; as a general rule, it
+should almost always come last.
+If in doubt, try running with
+.Ic -print
+in place of
+.Ic -delete
+first.
+See
+.Sx OPERATORS
+below for additional information on the order of evaluation.
.It Ic -depth
Always true;
same as the non-portable