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		grumbel on July 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Turns out GCC has imperative argument handling Most frustrating part with find is: $ find -type f . find: paths must precede expression: `.' It's like the tool knows exactly what you want to do, but still refuses to do it just because.

tux1968 on July 2, 2022 [–]

In the same vein:

   $ git grep Congrats -i
   fatal: option '-i' must come before non-option arguments

Frustrating.

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