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  • @B Layer, I am not understanding find \( \( -name '*foo*' -o -name '*bar*' \) -a -prune \) -o \( -name baz -a -print \) Can you write the same thing in my expression, then i will understand. :-) Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 11:11
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    You're welcome. Just do yourself a favor and understand the answer rather than blindly copy the last part. Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 11:42
  • Yes, i understood with the notes you just provided, no need to write in my expression, you can delete it. Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 11:45
  • Great. I'll leave your example there since it illustrates the concepts (for others who read it.) Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 11:47
  • But my problem is not solved, my problem is that *rc* is not being read by bash. There are so many directories containing rc letter, i want to prune them all. Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 11:54