find-fast

#!/bin/sh
set -euf -o pipefail

##
# Find fast, with settings for typical searches.
#
#  * Prune top-level system directores: /Applications, /Libraries, /dev, /proc, /tmp
#  * Prune hidden items: any subpath that starts with a dot.
#  * Use default path ".", which makes OSX find work like Linux find.
#
# Contact: Joel Parker Henderson (joel@joelparkerhenderson.com)
# License: GPL
# Updated: 2015-04-15
##

[[ $# -eq 0 ]] && paths="." || paths="$@"
find "$paths" -noleaf '(' -path /Applications -o -path /Library -o -path /dev -o -path /proc -o -path /sys -o -path /tmp -o -path '*/\.*' ')' -prune -o -print