How to use the find command to find files that have been changed within 7 days

by Devin Yang
(This article was automatically translated.)

Published - 9 years ago ( Updated - 9 years ago )

The following commands are common to both Linux and MacOS

find . -type f -mtime -7 -name "*.php"

parameter	illustrate
`.`	Start searching under the current directory, including subdirectories.
`-type f`	f means the type is file, d means the type is directory
`-mtime -7`	-7 (minus seven) represents files that have changed within 7 days.
`-name "*.php"`	Only find files with the extension php