root@libove.UUCP (Jay M. Libove) (10/11/88)
I posted about a week ago (already expired on my site, that's why no references in this article) about SCO Xenix "find" command not doing what I expected it to when I did % find . -mtime n -print which I expected to print the names of all files modified in the past n days, but which actually printed the names of all files modified exactly (within 24 hours or so) n days ago... Someone sent back that their manual said "-mtime -n" would find files modified within the past n days, and "-mtime +n" would find files modified at least n days ago. My manuals (SCO Xenix) do not include this, but my "find" program does. Thanks for all of the responses! -- Jay Libove ARPA: jl42@andrew.cmu.edu or libove@cs.cmu.edu 5731 Centre Ave, Apt 3 BITnet: jl42@andrew or jl42@drycas Pittsburgh, PA 15206 UUCP: uunet!nfsun!libove!libove or (412) 362-8983 UUCP: psuvax1!pitt!darth!libove!libove
jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) (10/20/88)
In article <177@libove.UUCP> root@libove.UUCP (Jay M. Libove) writes: >Someone sent back that their manual said "-mtime -n" would find files >modified within the past n days, and "-mtime +n" would find files >modified at least n days ago. > >My manuals (SCO Xenix) do not include this, but my "find" program does. In the paragraph marked `Description', there is a sentence which reads: 'In the descriptions, the argument _n is used as a decimal integer where _+_n means more than _n, _-_n means less than _n and _n means exactly _n.' -- find(C), User's Reference -- John F. Haugh II +----Make believe quote of the week---- VoiceNet: (214) 250-3311 Data: -6272 | Nancy Reagan on Richard Stallman: InterNet: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US | "Just say `Gno'" UucpNet : <backbone>!killer!rpp386!jfh +--------------------------------------