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# 1  
Old 12-11-2009
Delete files older than today
is it -mtime +1 as i need all files older than today to be deleted
# 2  
Old 12-11-2009
why don't you try it out ?
# 3  
Old 12-11-2009
yes that should work..
before deleting confirm the file list...
Code:
find . -mtime +1 -ls -long;

# 4  
Old 12-11-2009
find . -type f -mtime +1 -print

it shows older than 1 day i need all except for today
# 5  
Old 12-11-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by dinjo_jo
find . -type f -mtime +1 -print

it shows older than 1 day i need all except for today
that means the same thing unless your looking for 00:00 boundaries. if you have GNU find look at the -daystart and -newer options. this might work for what you need.
Last edited by frank_rizzo; 12-11-2009 at 02:38 AM.. Reason: added GNU find comment
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Old 12-11-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by frank_rizzo
that means the same thing unless your looking for 00:00 boundaries. if you have GNU find look at the -daystart and -newer options. this might work for what you need.
If that is the case, try

Code:
ls -l | grep  -v "$(date +"%b %d")" | awk '/^-/{ print $NF }' | xargs rm -i -

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Old 12-11-2009
GNU find supports the -daystart option, which starts comparing against the change of date (00:00). Or, for compatibility, you can use -newer with some boolean logic:
Code:
touch -t $( date +%Y%m%d000000 ) today
find /path ! -newer today

will find anything not newer than today midnight.
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