Exclude directories with find command

find_exclude_directories.sh

# Use the prune switch, for example if you want to exclude the misc
# directory just add a -path ./misc -prune -o to your find command:
find . -path ./misc -prune -o -name '*.txt' -print

# Here is an example with multiple directories:
find . -type d \( -path dir1 -o -path dir2 -o -path dir3 \) -prune -o -print
# Here we exclude dir1, dir2 and dir3, since in find expressions it is an action,
# that acts on the criteria -path dir1 -o -path dir2 -o -path dir3
# (if dir1 or dir2 or dir3), ANDed with type -d. Further action is -o print, just print.