Este é o começo do que recebo quando digito info find
find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-D DEBUGOPTIONS] [-OLEVEL] [FILE...] [EXPRESSION]
'find' searches the directory tree rooted at each file name FILE by
avaliando a EXPRESSÃO em cada arquivo que encontrar na árvore.
É preciso que eu assuma que algo dentro de [] é opcional?
Ou obrigatório?
Aqui estão alguns exemplos do comando find:
How can I recursively find all files in current and subfolders based on wildcard matching?
find . -name "foo*"
Como o seguinte se encaixa aqui:
.
-name
"foo*"
Esta informação encontra texto que eu desatualizado por várias décadas?
Ou apenas incorreto?
Ou estou lendo errado?
EDITAR:
Depois de ver a primeira resposta, devo concordar que não é expressão. Pelo menos a julgar pelo homem e pela página de informações.
EXPRESSION
The part of the command line after the list of starting points is the expression. This is a
kind of query specification describing how we match files and what we do with the files that
were matched. An expression is composed of a sequence of things:
Tests Tests return a true or false value, usually on the basis of some property of a file we
are considering. The -empty test for example is true only when the current file is
empty.
Actions
Actions have side effects (such as printing something on the standard output) and
return either true or false, usually based on whether or not they are successful. The
-print action for example prints the name of the current file on the standard output.
Global options
Global options affect the operation of tests and actions specified on any part of the
command line. Global options always return true. The -depth option for example makes
find traverse the file system in a depth-first order.
Positional options
Positional optiona affect only tests or actions which follow them. Positional options
always return true. The -regextype option for example is positional, specifying the
regular expression dialect for regulat expressions occurring later on the command line.
Operators
Operators join together the other items within the expression. They include for exam‐
ple -o (meaning logical OR) and -a (meaning logical AND). Where an operator is miss‐
ing, -a is assumed.
If the whole expression contains no actions other than -prune or -print, -print is performed
on all files for which the whole expression is true.
The -delete action also acts like an option (since it implies -depth).
Ele não menciona -name e -name não parece com Test, Action, Global Option, Positional Option or Operator . E man page nem explica o que são essas coisas?
Esta parece ser a pior página man / info na história da documentação do software.