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Old 03-27-2012
Finding older files using find command
Hi All,

I want to find files which are older than 15 days.
I have written a command as below,

Code:
find -mtime +15 -print

I understand (System date - last modified time of a file) should be greater than or equal to 15 days.

This command returns files which are 15 days old..
Code:
i.e 16,17,18,19 etc...

But if time difference is a fractional value which is less than next integer 16 (ex - 15.67) actually greater than 15, then those files are not getting listed.

Is there any other way through which i can meet such type of requirement.

Appreciate your inputs.

Thanks,
Nshan
Last edited by methyl; 03-27-2012 at 01:44 PM..
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Old 03-27-2012
Please post what Operating System and version you have and what Shell you are using.
Some versions of "find" have more options.
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