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Old 05-08-2012
find command to filter specific type of files older than certain date.
Hi

I need to find the list of files in a directory and to do some specific operations based on the type of files.

suppose in a directory am having .dat , .log, .err, .rej file types. i need to filter out .dat and .log only which are older than six months.

i used the below query but the o/p is not as expected.. Can anyone correct me where am wrong..?

Code:
find . -name '*.err' -o -name '*.log'  -print -mtime +180 -print

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the below command has worked

Code:
find . -name '*.err' -o -name '*.log' -type f

Last edited by zaxxon; 05-08-2012 at 06:31 AM.. Reason: code tags
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Old 05-08-2012
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Originally Posted by msathees
Hi

I need to find the list of files in a directory and to do some specific operations based on the type of files.

suppose in a directory am having .dat , .log, .err, .rej file types. i need to filter out .dat and .log only which are older than six months.

i used the below query but the o/p is not as expected.. Can anyone correct me where am wrong..?

Code:
find . -name '*.err' -o -name '*.log'  -print -mtime +180 -print

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Use code tags, see PM, thanks.


---------- Post updated at 02:58 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:48 PM ----------

the below command has worked

find . -name '*.err' -o -name '*.log' -type f
remove the "print(s)" expres and try again
# 3  
Old 05-08-2012
Please post what Operating System and version you are running. There is much variation in the "find" command.


In unix and some versions of Linux, the "or" condition needs protected brackets. Also, you have two "-print" parameters on the line. To prevent accidental matches with non-files specify "-type f".

Code:
find . -type f \( -name '*.err' -o -name '*.log' \)  -mtime +180 -print

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