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Old 03-19-2019
Is andy - NOT $andy - the user name?
# 9  
Old 03-19-2019
You realize $ means "variable", right? If you didn't set the variable $andy to anything, it won't be set to anything.

Code:
USER="andy"
find . '!' -user "$USER" -ls

If you just wanted the literal string "andy", use "andy".
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Old 03-19-2019
Thanks.
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