shelljs / shelljs/shx

find not fully supported

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Description

I just made the first attempt to use shx.
shx find BUILD/debug -type f -name '*.o'
yields find: no such file or directory: -type

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Research direction

Start by reproducing shx find BUILD/debug -type f -name '*.o' and trace how the shx find command parses its arguments. Confirm the expected handling of -type and -name, then verify that the command no longer reports -type as a missing path.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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