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Fantastic list. I just want add one to this sublist. I use these often:
-printf '%f\n': This is a function to print in a formatted manner, typically used in C or other languages.%fmeans here print the filename only, without directory or slashes. And add a newline off course, but you could also print it by space enclosed between quotes:"%f"I prefer this over executing separateechoprocess.-type f: This will limit the output depending on the filetype you define. Herefmeans files only. This can have multiple types too, in example directories or executables.-maxdepth 1: Do not search subdirectories, only look in current directory likelsdoes. You could specify more depth too. And there is even-mindepth 2in example, if you want to skip some top level directories and only search somewhere deep. This makes sense if you have organized structure of directories in example.