Linux find files in dir with modified date from date to date

[TheHiveMind]

as the title says.. I need a command for linux that will find files in a dir with modified date from "date" to "date".

the directory is full of files. Far too big to actually list them conventionally "ls". I was playing around with "file . -newer filename" to get all files that are newer than a certain file I specify. Is there a way I can specify that they must be newer than a file, and older than a different file?
Im trying to get files that are created between two date times in that directory. If possible, I kinda want it to return, not only the file names, but also the modified date. I trust nothing.

Thanks

 

[sn3rd]

From what date to what date? If it's, for example, files in the same month:
ls -l | grep "2008-06"

You can use grep for more complicated regex's if you want. Alternatively, you can use sed

 

[Moederloos]

From what date to what date? If it's, for example, files in the same month:
ls -l | grep "2008-06"

You can use grep for more complicated regex's if you want. Alternatively, you can use sed

Won't work if the problem is too many files.

Something like:
find Source/temp -type f -name "*November*" -exec cp {\} Dest/ \;

or use xargs

 

[Nod]

Thanks for going through this find command tutorial.. & here's the solution for your query..
find /data/ -cnewer temp -and ! -cnewer ntemp

prior to that..
touch temp -t 200604141130
touch ntemp -t 200604261630

So create 2 files with the dates you want to look in for, then run the find command.

 

[TheHiveMind]

thanks

anyway that I can return the modified datetime aswell as the filename?
Filenames do not contain dates btw. Thats why im using -newer arg to check based on modified times

 

[MyWorld]

All linux commands are pretty powerfull, the only problem is that we rarely use its advanced features (of any particular command).

Same for ls:
ls -utl
This will sort everything in "time" mode (-u with -lt: sort by, and show, access time with -l: show access time and sort by name otherwise: sort by access time), the only problem is that I have not figured out yet how to define a range with ls, although it is possible from the man pages.

I'm just waiting for something to download and then I'll go intl to see what I can find.

 

[MyWorld]

I found a similar forum thread, but:
http://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-qu...t-file-names-certain-date-range-using-ls.html

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How's that for wanting to bash your head against a rock!

EDIT:
Okay, got a quick and dirty hack to do this:

find /home/xxx/distfiles/ -cnewer xmlrpc-c-1.14.07.tar.bz2

-cnewer file
File’s status was last changed more recently than file was modified. If file is a symbolic link and the -H option or the -L option is in effect, the status-change time of the file it points to is always used.

-anewer file
File was last accessed more recently than file was modified. If file is a symbolic link and the -H option or the -L option is in effect, the access time of the file it points to is always used.
etc.

man find to further your needs.

This is a dirty one, not elegant but with a bit it will do the job.

EDIT 2:

Quote:
Thanks for going through this find command tutorial.. & here's the solution for your query..
find /data/ -cnewer temp -and ! -cnewer ntemp

prior to that..
touch temp -t 200604141130
touch ntemp -t 200604261630
So create 2 files with the dates you want to look in for, then run the find command.

Did not see this, sorry.