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[bash] find printf seconds

Code:

find -type f -printf '%TY-%Tm-%Td %TH:%TM:%TS\t%f\n'

I am trying to produce a file listing with file name and time (HH:MM:SS).

%TS gives me seconds followed by decimal digits:
2010-12-29 20:50:57.0000000000 <name>

Is there any way to just get 2 digits other than piping the find output through sed?

find -exec ls -l --time-style

Code:

# find -exec ls -l --time-style='+%H:%M:%S' {} +

More customisation can be found within...

Code:

# man ls

---
EXAMPLE

Code:

# find -exec ls -l --time-style='+%H:%M:%S' {} +

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  604 16:05:20 ./2011.01.04.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  141 17:49:29 ./2011.01.08.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  135 11:32:04 ./2011.01.09.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  141 18:22:07 ./2011.01.13.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  350 04:28:56 ./2011.01.14.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  30 03:18:39 ./userlist



.:

total 24

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 604 16:05:20 2011.01.04.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 141 17:49:29 2011.01.08.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135 11:32:04 2011.01.09.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 141 18:22:07 2011.01.13.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 350 04:28:56 2011.01.14.infSys

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  30 03:18:39 userlist

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Code:

find -type f -printf '%TY-%Tm-%Td %TH:%TM:%.2TS\t%f\n'

Or (if you don't mind loss of control over format)

Code:

find -type f -printf '%Tc\t%f\n'

Strangely, %Tc is the only directive without fractional seconds, how are fractional seconds ever useful to anyone? :scratch:

ntubski - brilliant!

Where are those formatting options documented?