Follow-up Comment #2, bug #20865 (project findutils):
I was bit by this, too.
Besides using -wholename, one can also just use -type f -exec rm -f {} ;
It's hard to break a habit -- like using -delete -- after you start. It's
more convenient writing -delete than the -exec statment, and I also feel more
confident having `find' handle my deletes, because I assume it's "doing it
right".
In 6 months, I predict I'll forget all this and fall into the -prune/-delete
trap. So, even I would benefit from having an error message issued in such a
scenario. One finds themself writing extensive find expressions and then
typing -delete at the end without considering the side-effects of -delete.
+1 to fix.
Thanks to Bruno for bringing my and others attention to this.
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