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Finding Files

2.3.1 Age Ranges

These tests are mainly useful with ranges (`+n' and `-n').

Test: -atime n

Test: -ctime n

Test: -mtime n

True if the file was last accessed (or its status changed, or it was modified) n*24 hours ago.

Test: -amin n

Test: -cmin n

Test: -mmin n

True if the file was last accessed (or its status changed, or it was modified) n minutes ago. These tests provide finer granularity of measurement than `-atime' et al. For example, to list files in `/u/bill' that were last read from 2 to 6 hours ago:

find /u/bill -amin +2 -amin -6

Option: -daystart

Measure times from the beginning of today rather than from 24 hours ago. So, to list the regular files in your home directory that were modified yesterday, do

find ~ -daystart -type f -mtime 1