I want to find all files beginning by backup* older that 1 day in a folder.
I do:
find /home/mypc/backup* -mtime +1
But I am getting an empty list.
Where am I wrong?
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Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux – wjandrea Nov 12 '18 at 14:53
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Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-) – WBT Nov 12 '18 at 15:54
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From file system root dir:
sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0
From user dir:
find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0
-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.
Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.
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3It would also help to explain
find /home/mypc -name "backup*"vsfind /home/mypc/backup*– wjandrea Nov 12 '18 at 14:40