Pruning not working In find

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find . \( -type f  \) -o \( -name "*.rpm"   -prune \)

find . \( -name "*.sh" \) -o \( -name "*.rpm"  -prune \)

The second command excludes .rpm but the first one doesn't. What's the problem with first one?
Os:: Rhel 6(Redhat Enterprise Linux 6)

There is no problem with the first one. It just prints out a list of files, the -o part is never executed unless you have directories or links ending in .rpm. — Anthon, Commented Oct 10, 2015 at 11:46
! Just negates the .rpm that's fine but is there any alternative for -o so that the -prune also gets executed — AVS, Commented Oct 10, 2015 at 12:05
I only use pruning in find on directories, so you don't recurse in the branches (= subdirectories) underneath. WIth find anding is implicit, -o has to be given explicitly. — Anthon, Commented Oct 10, 2015 at 13:07

Anthon · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-10 11:48:42Z

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Your first command matches all files it never comes to pruning .rpm files. Try:

find .  -type f  ! -name "*.rpm"

answered Oct 10, 2015 at 11:48

Anthon

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