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Notes on findutils
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| # This is not the official way to prune directories, but I found it easier. | |
| # It prints the contents of all the files in the tree - excluding .git and CachedPixmaps, | |
| # but there is a potential bug in the second globbed file name | |
| # | |
| # Works with GNU findutils. Might not work with BSD find, such as Mac OS X. | |
| find -not -wholename './.git*' -not -wholename '*CachedPixmaps*' -type f |xargs cat |
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It turns out my approach is supported by a Stack Overflow answer that has more votes than the accepted answer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4210042/exclude-directory-from-find-command/15736463#15736463 (-wholename is a newer synonym for -path)
find . -not -wholename './.git*'