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Old 10-05-2007
How to list all the files which are not generated today

How to list all the files which are not generated today, and move all the above files to backup dir.
# 2  
Old 10-05-2007
Try,

Code:
find .  ! -mtime +1 ! -mtime 1

After this use the exec option to move the matching files to your backup dir
# 3  
Old 10-05-2007
find command

try this dude!

find /dirname -type f -mtime +1 -exec mv {} backup/ \;
or
find /dirname -type f -mtime +1 | xargs mv backup/

all the best


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
 
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