LinuxQuestions.org - How to find a file that's modified more than 2 days ago but less than 5 days

Use the find command

Code:

man find # excerpts of -mmin -mtime -type

      -mmin n

              File's data was last modified n minutes ago.

      -mtime n

              File's  data was last modified n*24 hours ago.  See the comments

              for -atime to understand how rounding affects the interpretation

              of file modification times.



      -type c

              File is of type c:



              b      block (buffered) special



              c      character (unbuffered) special



              d      directory



              p      named pipe (FIFO)



              f      regular file



              l      symbolic link; this is never true if the -L option or the

                    -follow option is in effect, unless the symbolic link  is

                    broken.  If you want to search for symbolic links when -L

                    is in effect, use -xtype.



              s      socket



              D      door (Solaris)

find operates left to right. If a result is valid for option X AND Y, it'll print it.
Because of this, if a result if valid for greater then 2 days AND less then 5 days, it should show up.

For example, find -iname \*py -iname m\* will find all files ending in py, then for those results, find files starting with m.
(You could also do m*py but misses the point)