How to use find to delete old files based on the creation time

by Devin Yang
(This article was automatically translated.)

Published - 2 years ago ( Updated - 2 years ago )

This function is very easy to use, but be careful, read first and then delete, the wrong directory will cause Die Miserably

View old data created more than 500 minutes ago< /span>

find . -cmin +500

After confirming that there is no problem, add the -delete parameter to delete

find . -cmin +500 -delete

Files whose creation time exceeds 500 minutes can be deleted by adding the -delete parameter. 🫣

Check the files generated within 5 minutes

find . -cmin -5

Or You want to check all files in the directory that have been modified within 10 minutes. (Extra-topic supplement)

find . -mmin -10

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Devin Yang

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