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Old 08-09-2012
Help with removing files with date range

Hi,
I want to remove trace files in a particular directory for a specific date range. Currently i can remove based on time (e.g find /path/*.trm -mtime +1000 -exec rm {} \Smilie. But i want to remove .trm files within a date range. E.g to remove .trm files between jan 1 2002 to April 15 2005.

Can anyone please help on how to do this?
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Old 08-09-2012
You can use the -mtime option twice like -mtime +1000 -mtime -2000 which means time delta > 1000 d AND < 2000 d. Make sure you know the difference between mtime and ctime.
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Old 08-09-2012
What's your system?
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Old 08-09-2012
I am using a linux redhat.
 
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