--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# locates read only files in the directories specified.
+# this is a much simpler and more efficient command than some i've seen
+# floating about; it gets the find command to do all the heavy lifting
+# and doesn't try to build impossibly large command lines.
+
+find "${@}" -follow -type f -perm -u+r -a ! -perm -u+w
+