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  • What operating system are you using? The -E is not a standard option. Commented Dec 23, 2016 at 16:06
  • Mac OS. The -E is for extended regex. Commented Dec 23, 2016 at 16:07
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    Yeah, I found it. In future, please remember to always mention your OS. GNU find (Linux) is not the same as BSD find (OSX) which is not the same as POSIX find`. Many of the standard tools behave differently in different *nix systems. Commented Dec 23, 2016 at 16:14