-prune does not only suppress output, it really skips(prunes) these directories.
-o is logical OR, in a sequence has the meaning of "otherwise"
-a is logical AND, and can be omitted (is implicit), in a sequence has the meaning of "then" \( -name archive -o -name log \) -prune
means: if name is "archive" OR if name is "log" then prune.
Perhaps the following "translation" make sense:
Code:
( if name is "archive" otherwise if name is "log" ) then if prune
otherwise if type is file then if print
The prune and print and delete and exec actions are always true.
The -exec is special: it is followed by a Unix command and arguments until there is a \; or a +; a {} argument is replaced by the current file name.
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