Monitoring file in a directory

pete_leon · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2005

Hi I need the commands that will enable me to monitor the files in a directory, preferably by date of the file and copy those files that have changed to a new directory.

Please can someone help?

Many thnaks in advance

Kind regards from

Pete

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2005

Please check the FAQs before posting. If you had looked here, you would have found your answer. Check the part where find is used in conjunction with touch.

pete_leon · #3 (**permalink**) 11-12-2005

this was the code I came up with and it does not work.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.

#!/usr/bin/ksh

Path=/home/test1
Path2=/home/test2

if find -mtime $Path -newer $Path2
then cp $Path $Path2

fi

blowtorch · #4 (**permalink**) 11-12-2005

Your syntax is incorrect. The '-mtime' argument expects to be followed by a positive/negative integer or an integer without any signs preceding it.
The mtime argument will find files older than/ newer than or exactly as old as the number of days specified. Please check the man page of find on your system for more details.

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