[Bug 1239858] Re: find not finding files properly

[Phillip Susi]

This is not a bug.  If you want to stop the shell from expanding globs,
you have to quote or escape them.


** Changed in: findutils (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  find not finding files properly

Status in “findutils” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Using Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS x386_64 Server  and Desktop - both show the
  same

  doing a find /path/to/file -type f -name *.ext dispays a result as
  expected as long as there is no file with the same regex in the
  current working director

  root at xxx:/var# find /usr/bin -name *.sh
  /usr/bin/gettext.sh
  root at xxx:/var# touch test.sh
  root at xxx:/var# find /usr/bin -name *.sh
  root at xxx:/var# rm test.sh
  root at xxx:/var# find /usr/bin -name *.sh
  /usr/bin/gettext.sh
  root at xxx:/var#

  See Question #237344

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