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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Linux find command : how to use multiple conditions Post 303035622 by jcdole on Wednesday 29th of May 2019 12:41:37 PM
Old 05-29-2019
Linux find command : how to use multiple conditions
Hello.
I need to find all files but excluding some because
  • I need to exclude some sub-folders
  • I need to exclude some filenames
  • Files must be within two dates.
  • The result is sent to a function



I cannot achieved to put together the date conditions, the folder conditions and the files conditions.




By focusing on the clause of the directories I get the expected results.
Code:
rm -rfv /tmp/000_outfile.txt
sudo find /home/user_bidon  -type d \( -iname .cache  -o -iname .mozilla  -o -iname .nv  -o -iname .pki  -o -iname gwenview  -o -iname pulse  \
  -o -iname "*session*"  -o -iname thumbnail.so  -o -iname RecentDocuments  -o -iname Trash  -o -iname sddm  -o -iname kscreen  \ 
  -o -iname  view_properties  -o -iname Music  -o -iname Pictures  -o -iname Public  -o -iname Templates  -o -iname Videos  -o -iname bin  \
  -o -iname Desktop  -o -iname Documents  -o -iname Downloads  \)  -prune -o -print | sort  2>&1 | tee /tmp/000_outfile.txt
cat /tmp/000_outfile.txt | wc -l

But when I try to add first the date conditions, that failed ( no output at all ) :


Code:
rm -rfv /tmp/000_outfile.txt
sudo find /home/user_bidon    -newer /tmp/foo_deb  ! -newer /tmp/foo_end  \(   -type d \( -iname .cache  -o -iname .mozilla  -o -iname .nv  \
-o -iname  .pki  -o -iname gwenview  -o -iname pulse -o -iname  "*session*"  -o -iname thumbnail.so  -o -iname RecentDocuments  \
-o  -iname Trash  -o -iname sddm  -o -iname kscreen -o  -iname  view_properties  -o -iname Music  -o -iname Pictures  -o -iname  Public  \
-o -iname Templates  -o -iname Videos  -o -iname bin -o -iname Desktop  -o -iname Documents  -o -iname Downloads  \)  -prune -o -print \)  \
| sort  2>&1 | tee /tmp/000_outfile.txt
cat /tmp/000_outfile.txt | wc -l

In short :
Code:
find somepath  [  DATE CONDITIONS  ]  \( -type d [ \( FOLDER CONDITIONS -o FOLDER CONDITIONS .... \) ] -prune -o -print \)

Secondly where to add the file conditions after the folder conditions


Code:
....... \( -type f  \( ! -name ".Xauthor*" ! -name ".xsession*" \) \) ..........



Any help is welcome
 

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