Manual page and help for the find linux command. The find program searches the directory tree starting from the specified files by evaluating the specified expression from left to right. See the OPERATORS section for the precedent rules considered by the program. As soon as it is clear whether a file matches the expression, it starts examining the next file. (So ​​it doesn't necessarily evaluate the whole expression. For example, if there is a false condition to the left of an and expression or a true condition to the left of an or expression, it makes the value of the whole expression clear. In this case, find does not examine the expression further.)