goto finish;
        }
 
-       if (*argv) {
-               /* Was there an invalid path? */
-               if (pathspec) {
-                       int num;
-                       for (num = 0; pathspec[num]; num++)
-                               ; /* just counting */
-                       if (argc != num)
-                               exit(1); /* error message already given */
-               } else
-                       exit(1); /* error message already given */
-       }
-
        fill_directory(&dir, pathspec, ignored_too);
 
        if (show_only) {