diff --git a/paths/consts.go b/paths/consts.go
index 8a91bbc..f948b2c 100644
--- a/paths/consts.go
+++ b/paths/consts.go
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 package paths
 
 import (
-	`io/fs`
+	"io/fs"
 )
 
 // Mostly just for reference.
 const (
 	// ModeDir | ModeSymlink | ModeNamedPipe | ModeSocket | ModeDevice | ModeCharDevice | ModeIrregular
-	modeDir       pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeDir)
-	modeSymlink   pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeSymlink)
-	modePipe      pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeNamedPipe)
-	modeSocket    pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeSocket)
-	modeDev       pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeDevice)
-	modeCharDev   pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeCharDevice)
-	modeIrregular pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeIrregular)
-	modeAny       pathMode = modeDir | modeSymlink | modePipe | modeSocket | modeDev | modeCharDev | modeIrregular
+	modeDir              pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeDir)
+	modeSymlink          pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeSymlink)
+	modePipe             pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeNamedPipe)
+	modeSocket           pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeSocket)
+	modeDev              pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeDevice)
+	modeCharDev          pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeCharDevice)
+	modeIrregular        pathMode = pathMode(fs.ModeIrregular)
+	modeAnyExceptRegular pathMode = modeDir | modeSymlink | modePipe | modeSocket | modeDev | modeCharDev | modeIrregular
 )
 
 // Times
diff --git a/paths/funcs.go b/paths/funcs.go
index fea1181..b578898 100644
--- a/paths/funcs.go
+++ b/paths/funcs.go
@@ -280,13 +280,15 @@ func RealPathExistsStat(path *string) (exists bool, stat os.FileInfo, err error)
 	targetType defines what should be included in the path list.
 	It can consist of one or more (io/)fs.FileMode types OR'd together
 	(ensure they are part of (io/)fs.ModeType).
-	(You can use 0 as a shortcut to match anything/all paths.
-	You can also use (io/)fs.ModeType itself to match anything/all paths.)
+	(You can use 0 to match regular files explicitly, and/or noFiles = true to exclude them.)
+
+	noFiles, if true, will explicitly filter out regular files from the path results.
+	(Normally they are *always* included regardless of targetType.)
 
 	basePtrn may be nil; if it isn't, it will be applied to *base names*
 	(that is, quux.txt rather than /foo/bar/baz/quux.txt).
 
-	pathPtrn is like ptrn except it applies to the *entire* path,
+	pathPtrn is like basePtrn except it applies to the *entire* path,
 	not just the basename, if not nil (e.g. /foo/bar/baz/quux.txt,
 	not just quux.txt).
 
@@ -297,17 +299,22 @@ func RealPathExistsStat(path *string) (exists bool, stat os.FileInfo, err error)
 
 	ageType is one or more Time* constants OR'd together to describe which timestamp type to check.
 	(Note that TimeCreated may not match if specified as it is only available on certain OSes,
-	kernel versions, and filesystems. This would lead to files being excluded that may have otherwise
+	kernel versions, and filesystems. This may lead to files being excluded that may have otherwise
 	been included.)
 	(You can use TimeAny to specify any supported time.)
 	*Any* matching timestamp of all specified (and supported) timestamp types matches,
-	so be judicious with your selection.
+	so be judicious with your selection. They are processed in order of:
+
+		* btime (birth/creation time) (if supported)
+		* mtime (modification time -- contents have changed)
+		* ctime (OS-specific behavior; generally disk metadata has changed) (if supported)
+		* atime (access time)
 
 	olderThan (as mentioned above) will find paths *older* than age if true, otherwise *newer*.
 */
 func SearchFsPaths(
 	root string,
-	targetType fs.FileMode,
+	targetType fs.FileMode, noFiles bool,
 	basePtrn, pathPtrn *regexp.Regexp,
 	age *time.Duration, ageType pathTimeType, olderThan bool,
 ) (foundPaths []string, err error) {
@@ -355,14 +362,15 @@ func SearchFsPaths(
 			}
 
 			// fs object type (file, dir, etc.)
-			if targetType != 0 && uint(targetType) != uint(modeAny) {
-				if fi, outErr = d.Info(); outErr != nil {
-					return
-				}
-				typeMode = fi.Mode().Type()
-				if !typeFilter.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(typeMode)) {
-					return
-				}
+			if fi, outErr = d.Info(); outErr != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			typeMode = fi.Mode().Type()
+			if typeMode == 0 && noFiles {
+				return
+			}
+			if !typeFilter.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(typeMode)) {
+				return
 			}
 
 			// All filters passed at this point.
@@ -411,9 +419,9 @@ func filterTimes(tspec times.Timespec, age *time.Duration, ageType *pathTimeType
 		*now = time.Now()
 	}
 
-	// ATIME
-	if mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAny)) || mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAccessed)) {
-		curAge = now.Sub(tspec.AccessTime())
+	// BTIME (if supported)
+	if tspec.HasBirthTime() && (mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAny)) || mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeCreated))) {
+		curAge = now.Sub(tspec.BirthTime())
 		if include = tfunc(&curAge); include {
 			return
 		}
@@ -432,9 +440,9 @@ func filterTimes(tspec times.Timespec, age *time.Duration, ageType *pathTimeType
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	// BTIME (if supported)
-	if tspec.HasBirthTime() && (mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAny)) || mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeCreated))) {
-		curAge = now.Sub(tspec.BirthTime())
+	// ATIME
+	if mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAny)) || mask.HasFlag(bitmask.MaskBit(TimeAccessed)) {
+		curAge = now.Sub(tspec.AccessTime())
 		if include = tfunc(&curAge); include {
 			return
 		}