UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi,

I need to find files that have been created less than 3 days ago. However, I need to only search specific directories.

I've searched about the net and found some useful commands such as :

Code:

find . -type d -name 'dir_to_exclude' -prune -o -print -mtime -3

however I cannot get it working to what I want. I'm using Solaris.

Anyone any hints they could give me.

for example, the directory that I wish to search is called:

/work

however, in this directory I wish to exclude this directory:

/work/directorylocation

so how could I do this i.e.

find files in /work only created within 3 days, but also excluding /work/directorylocation

thanks for any help

Code:

find /work/* \( -type d ! -name . -prune \) -o \( -type f -name "*" -mtime +3 -print \)

Maybe I misunderstood the request, but I'm not sure that I see how bipinajith's command does what was requested. If I understand the request correctly, I think horhif wanted something more like:

Code:

find /work \( -name directorylocation  -prune \) -o -mtime -3

which will print a list of files in the file hierarchy rooted in /work except for /work/directorylocation and the files in and under it.