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diff --git a/doc/find.texi b/doc/find.texi index 69572b78..8a12898e 100644 --- a/doc/find.texi +++ b/doc/find.texi @@ -410,8 +410,12 @@ The starting points in @file{file} have to be separated by ASCII NUL characters. Two consecutive NUL characters, i.e., a starting point with a Zero-length file name is not allowed and will lead to an error diagnostic followed by a non-Zero exit code later. -The given @file{file} has to contain at least one starting point, -i.e., an empty input file will be diagnosed as well. + +In the case the given @file{file} is empty, @code{find} does not process any +starting point and therefore will exit immediately after parsing the program +arguments. +This is unlike the standard invocation where @code{find} assumes the current +directory as starting point if no path argument is passed. The processing of the starting points is otherwise as usual, e.g. @code{find} will recurse into subdirectories unless otherwise prevented. |