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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Delete all files created in specific year Post 303036593 by bakunin on Thursday 4th of July 2019 04:49:13 AM
Old 07-04-2019
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Originally Posted by sp23029
find /path/to/files -type f -newermt 2017-01-01 \! -newermt 2018-01-01 -delete;
You can use that but be aware that it is NOT supported by standard-conforming versions of find. If you use it you limit the usability of what you do to systems where the installed find command is the same as in your local system.

In general experience shows that it is better to sacrifice simplicity for portability, so my suggestion would be to use what Don Cragun and drysdalk suggested, even if what you found would work on your system. It is never too early to start healthy habits.

I hope this helps.

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