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I have a directory /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg and a file /etc/mtab. I want to exclude both from find. But whatever I do, either one always is not excluded

find /etc /srv -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o \! -path /etc/mtab find /etc /srv \( -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o -print \) -a \( \! -path /etc/mtab \)

could somebody please advise how to do it?

Note: I find the -path /foo -prune -o -print syntax highly confusing and unintuitive

I have a directory /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg and a file /etc/mtab. I want to exclude both from find. But whatever I do, either one always is not excluded

find /etc /srv -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o \! -path /etc/mtab find /etc /srv \( -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o -print \) -a \( \! -path /etc/mtab \)

could somebody please advise how to do it?

Note: I find the -path /foo -prune -o -print syntax highly confusing and unintuitive

I have a directory /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg and a file /etc/mtab. I want to exclude both from find. But whatever I do, either one always is not excluded

find /etc /srv -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o \! -path /etc/mtab find /etc /srv \( -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o -print \) -a \( \! -path /etc/mtab \)

Note: I find the -path /foo -prune -o -print syntax highly confusing and unintuitive

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asked Oct 25, 2013 at 12:56

Martin Vegter

find: combining -path and -prune to exclude files and directories

I have a directory /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg and a file /etc/mtab. I want to exclude both from find. But whatever I do, either one always is not excluded

find /etc /srv -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o \! -path /etc/mtab find /etc /srv \( -path /srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg -prune -o -print \) -a \( \! -path /etc/mtab \)

could somebody please advise how to do it?

Note: I find the -path /foo -prune -o -print syntax highly confusing and unintuitive

bash find