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I want to find all files beginning by backup* older that 1 day in a folder.



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find /home/mypc/backup* -mtime +1


But I am getting an empty list.



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  • Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
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  • Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
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I want to find all files beginning by backup* older that 1 day in a folder.



I do: 



find /home/mypc/backup* -mtime +1


But I am getting an empty list.



Where am I wrong?






find







share|improve this question
























  • Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
    – wjandrea
    7 hours ago










  • Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
    – WBT
    6 hours ago















up vote
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up vote
3
down vote

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I want to find all files beginning by backup* older that 1 day in a folder.



I do: 



find /home/mypc/backup* -mtime +1


But I am getting an empty list.



Where am I wrong?






find







share|improve this question















I want to find all files beginning by backup* older that 1 day in a folder.



I do: 



find /home/mypc/backup* -mtime +1


But I am getting an empty list.



Where am I wrong?






find




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  • Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
    – wjandrea
    7 hours ago










  • Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
    – WBT
    6 hours ago




















  • Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
    – wjandrea
    7 hours ago










  • Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
    – WBT
    6 hours ago


















Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
– wjandrea
7 hours ago




Related: Why does find -mtime +1 only return files older than 2 days? - Unix & Linux
– wjandrea
7 hours ago












Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
– WBT
6 hours ago






Has your computer suffered any recent strong bumps, or been affected by chemicals? Could be amnesia. ;-)
– WBT
6 hours ago












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From file system root dir:



sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0


From user dir:



find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0


-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.



Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.






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    It would also help to explain find /home/mypc -name "backup*" vs find /home/mypc/backup*
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From file system root dir:



sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0


From user dir:



find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0


-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.



Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.






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    It would also help to explain find /home/mypc -name "backup*" vs find /home/mypc/backup*
    – wjandrea
    7 hours ago

















up vote
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From file system root dir:



sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0


From user dir:



find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0


-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.



Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.






share|improve this answer



















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    It would also help to explain find /home/mypc -name "backup*" vs find /home/mypc/backup*
    – wjandrea
    7 hours ago















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up vote
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From file system root dir:



sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0


From user dir:



find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0


-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.



Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.






share|improve this answer














From file system root dir:



sudo find / -name "backup*" -mtime +0


From user dir:



find ~/ -name "backup*" -mtime +0


-mtime +0 matches any file whose mtime difference is at least 24 hours. Tf you want mtime to count calendar days, and not n-24 hour periods from now, use -daystart: -daystart -mtime 0 is means today and -daystart -mtime +0 means before today.



Also you can find only files with adding -type f or only dirs -type d.







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