[OT]: Ho wto find files created on a specific date
Keiran Smith
ksmith at xcalibre.co.uk
Wed Apr 2 14:15:34 UTC 2008
Dan Track wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I don't think that's possible as there are literally hundreds of
> various directories and thousands of files, each with their own
> creation/modification date. Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks
> Dan
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Keiran Smith <ksmith at xcalibre.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dan Track wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I need to delete files in my /opt/html/ directory that were
>>> created/modified ON the 20th of March this year? Is there a way for me
>>> to do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Hey Dan,
>>
>> You could simply become root
>>
>> su -
>>
>> and do the following
>>
>> rm -rf /opt/html/<file>
>>
>> a wildcard can also be used
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Keiran
>>
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>
>
Hey Dan,
You could use a wild card so
rm -rf /opt/html/*
Would empty the directory
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