docs/40196: man find does not describe -follow

[Tom Rhodes]

The following reply was made to PR docs/40196; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes at FreeBSD.org>
To: des at des.no (Dag-Erling =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=)
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/40196: man find does not describe -follow
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:32:35 -0500

 On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:57:42 +0100
 des at des.no (Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav) wrote:
 
 > "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo at cowbert.2y.net> writes:
 > > -follow works on the command line. Is it just another method to
 > > invoke -H?  I find it strange that the only mention of -follow is in
 > > the STANDARDS section, since that's not the most intutitive place to
 > > look for it (yes, I did read it); I guess the misspelling threw me
 > > off since there's no -h option (only -H) :) Shouldn't we at least
 > > put in a line for -follow saying "another name for -H"?
 >=20
 > It isn't "another name for -H", and the reason why is explained in the
 > STANDARDS section.  Please read it again.
 >=20
 > If you insist on documenting -follow, make sure to
 >=20
 >  - document it in the correct section (PRIMARIES, not DESCRIPTION)
 >  - note that it does not behave like other primaries do
 >  - note that it should not be used except for compatibility reasons
 >  - also document -depth and -xdev in the same manner
 
 Wouldn't a note that -follow is supported only for compatibility
 reasons?
 
 --=20
 Tom Rhodes