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Operating Systems Linux Finding files older than x days within directory with spaces Post 303016135 by rbatte1 on Friday 20th of April 2018 10:03:54 AM
Old 04-20-2018
The directory to search by find does not really need the /*/* at the end. It will start where you put it and search down from that point.

Try it like this, escaping the space properly and without any quoting:-
Code:
find /files/target\ directory -type f -mtime +60

An alternate might be with quoting:-
Code:
find '/files/target directory' -type f -mtime +60



I hope that this helps,
Robin
 

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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
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	      o  Informs the requestor of send and/or receive requests for systems that cannot be reached.

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   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
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	      Clean-up the spool directory for
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WARNINGS

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FILES

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SEE ALSO

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