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#! /bin/sh
#
# Input: 2 parameters <from_date> <new_date>
#
touch -d <from_date> /tmp/temp.file
find /path/to/search -newer /tmp/temp.file -type f 2>/dev/null >/tmp/file.from

touch -d <new_date> /tmp/temp.file
find /path/to/search -newer /tmp/temp.file -type f 2> /dev/null >/tmp/file.new

grep -v -f /tmp/file.new /tmp/file.from > /tmp/file.list
for file in $(< /tmp/file.list)
do
  /bin/cp $file /destination/folder
done

rm -f /tmp/file.list /tmp/file.new /tmp/file.from /tmp/temp.file