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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Tarring files up to four days old Post 302777143 by MIA651 on Thursday 7th of March 2013 12:11:40 PM
Old 03-07-2013
Tarring files up to four days old

Hi I need help in tarring files up to four days old. I have been doing this:

Code:
find . -mtime -4|xargs tar -cvf mar4.tar

However, it seems like it's tarring everything but leaving those that are 4 days old and newer (which I want tarred and everything else not)

---------- Post updated at 12:11 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:50 AM ----------

Never mind, I got it by doing this:

Code:
find . -type f -mtime -4|xargs tar -cvf abc.tar

 

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NAME
uucleanup - uucp spool directory clean-up SYNOPSIS
time] time] time] time] string] time] system] debug_level] DESCRIPTION
The commands, including are targeted for removal from HP-UX; see the below. scans the spool directories for old files and takes appropriate action to remove them. Depending on the options selected, performs the following: o Informs the requestor of send and/or receive requests for systems that cannot be reached. o Returns mail that cannot be delivered to the sender. o Removes all other files. In addition, warns users of requestors who have been waiting for a given number of days (the default is 1 day). Note that unless time is specifically set, the default time values for the following options are used. Options recognizes the following options: Any files greater or equal to time days old are removed with appropriate information to the requestor. The default time is 7 days. Any files greater or equal to time days old are removed. An attempt is made to deliver mail messages and execute news when appropriate. The default time is 7 days. Any files equal to time cause a message to be mailed to the requestor warning about the delay in contacting the remote. The message includes the JOBID, and in the case of mail, the mail message. The administrator can include a message line telling who to call to correct the problem (see the option). The default time is 1 day. Any files greater than or equal to time days old are removed. The files are probably not present (if they were, the could be executed). But, if files are present, they are taken care of by processing. The default time is 2 days. This string is included in the warning message generated by the option. The default string is Other files whose age is more than time days are deleted. The default time is 2 days. Clean-up the spool directory for system only. The default is to clean-up all spool directories. The debug level is a single digit between 0 and 9. The higher the numbers, the more detailed the debugging information returned. This program is typically started by the script which should be started by (see cron(1M)). WARNINGS
Use of commands, including is discouraged because they are targeted for removal from HP-UX. Use ftp(1) or rcp(1) instead. FILES
spool directory SEE ALSO
cron(1M), uucp(1), uux(1), uuclean(1M). Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA. Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA. TO BE OBSOLETED uucleanup(1M)
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