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Old 09-30-2005
Question Find files newer than...

Is there a way to use the find command to locate files newer than a specific date?

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--Alex
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Old 09-30-2005
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Originally Posted by man find
-newer file
True if the current file has a more recent last modification time than file
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Old 09-30-2005
so there's no way to specify an arbitrary date?
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Old 09-30-2005
you can touch a file with a specific date and then use that file in conjunction with the -newer parameter of find.
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Old 09-30-2005
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Got it -- thanks!
 
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