find command : finding files that are created within last 24 hours

Fond_of_Opensource · 11-06-2006, 02:43 AM

Hi friends,

I have a directory which in-turn consists of subdirectorie(s) and/or file(s). Using find commond we can find the file modified 24 hours ago etc. But I want to find all the files that are newly created (or copied and pasted to this directory ) within last 24 hours.

How can I do this using find command???

please help,
Thanks in advance.

comtmr · 11-06-2006, 03:47 AM

hi ;
firstly ı suggest you exploring man pages and google searches for any help;

find [path] [options] is general use ; use man for detailed info.

find . -ctime -1 # finds files which are created in less then 1 day from currrent folder.
find . -ctime +2 # finds files which are created older then 2 days from currrent folder.

find has a set of options available in man

wish this helps you;
have a nice day .