-listed, evaluating an ``expression'' composed of the ``primaries''
-listed below (each of which is a separate argument to
-.IR find )
-in terms of each file in the tree.
+listed, evaluating an ``expression'' (composed of the ``primaries''
+and ``operands'' listed below) in terms of each file in the tree.
+.PP
+The options are as follows:
+.TP
+.B \-d
+The
+.B \-d
+option causes find to perform a depth\-first traversal, i.e. directories
+are visited in post\-order and all entries in a directory will be acted
+on before the directory itself.
+By default,
+.I find
+visits directories in pre\-order, i.e. before their contents.
+Note, the default is
+.I not
+a breadth\-first traversal.
+.TP
+.B \-f
+The
+.B \-f
+option specifies a file hierarchy for
+.I find
+to traverse.
+If no
+.B \-f
+option is specified, the first operand after the options is
+expected to be the file to be traversed.
+.TP
+.B \-s
+The
+.B \-s
+option causes the file information and file type (see
+.IR stat (2)),
+returned for each symbolic link to be those of the file referenced by the
+link, not the link itself.
+If the referenced file does not exist, the file information and type will
+be for the link itself.
+.TP
+.B \-x
+The
+.B \-x
+option causes
+.I find
+to not descend into directories that have a different device number
+than the file the descent began from.
+.PP
+Operands and primaries must each be a separate argument to
+.IR find .
+Primaries which themselves take arguments expect each argument
+to be a separate argument to
+.IR find .