find: Filesystem Traversal Options
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1 8.1.1 Filesystem Traversal Options
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1 The options '-H', '-L' or '-P' may be specified at the start of the
1 command line (if none of these is specified, '-P' is assumed). If you
1 specify more than one of these options, the last one specified takes
1 effect (but note that the '-follow' option is equivalent to '-L').
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1 '-P'
1 Never follow symbolic links (this is the default), except in the
1 case of the '-xtype' predicate.
1 '-L'
1 Always follow symbolic links, except in the case of the '-xtype'
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1 '-H'
1 Follow symbolic links specified in the list of files to search, or
1 which are otherwise specified on the command line.
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1 If 'find' would follow a symbolic link, but cannot for any reason
1 (for example, because it has insufficient permissions or the link is
1 broken), it falls back on using the properties of the symbolic link
1 itself. ⇒Symbolic Links for a more complete description of how
1 symbolic links are handled.
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