UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Did you try the command that RudiC suggested? On systems where the find utility has a -mmin, the command he suggested will give you a list of any files in the file hierarchy rooted in /path/to/folder that are less than 1440 minutes old (i.e., less than 24 hours old OR within the previous "day"). On any system with a standards conforming find utility, you could do the same thing with:

Code:

find /path/to/folder -mtime -1

Of course, since you haven't told us what operating system or shell you're using, we have know idea what specific options might or might not be available on your system.

If what you are looking for is files that have been modified since midnight of the current calendar date and you are using a POSIX-conforming shell, you might need something more like:

Code:

touch -t $(date +%Y%m%d0000) /tmp/timestamp.$$
find /path/to/folder -newer /tmp/timestamp.$$
rm -f /tmp/timestamp.$$

sorry I didn't mentioned ... currently I am not working on any OS, this is an interview question.