How to exclude a directory in find . command

Question

I\'m trying to run a find command for all JavaScript files, but how do I exclude a specific directory?

Here is the find code we\'re using.<

Answer 1

For a working solution (tested on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin))...

find ! -path "dir1" -iname "*.mp3"

will search for MP3 files in the current folder and subfolders except in dir1 subfolder.

Use:

find ! -path "dir1" ! -path "dir2" -iname "*.mp3"

...to exclude dir1 AND dir2