How To Find Files Modified In The Last N Days Or Minutes Using find | Linux Today

How To Find Files Modified In The Last N Days Or Minutes Using find

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Sep 24, 2020

This article explains how to find all files in a directory that have been changed in the last N minutes or days, or those with a modification date older than N minutes or days, with examples. This is done using the find command.

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