Sep 1, 2014 · For example, -mtime +1 finds files changed more than 2 days ago => at least 48 hours. If you need more precision, you can use -mmin to search by minutes. You can also …

Mar 30, 2024 · There are two ways you can find the mtime in Linux: You can either use commands that give you mtime by default or use the mtime flag. In this tutorial, I will walk you …

Sep 30, 2022 · Modified timestamp (mtime) indicates the last time the contents of a file were modified. For example, if new contents were added, deleted, or replaced in a file, the modified …

Feb 17, 2023 · If you want to look for changed or modified files, change the switch option accordingly (-ctime, -mtime). For the next example, we will look for files that were accessed …

Feb 14, 2024 · Every Linux file has three timestamps: the access timestamp (atime), the modified timestamp (mtime), and the changed timestamp (ctime). The access timestamp is the last time …

Jun 25, 2025 · First, we’ve explored the find command and created several examples with different parameters like -mtime, -mmin and -newermt. Then, we’ve shown how we can …

Oct 30, 2023 · To find files with an mtime within the last X days, use the -mtime option along with a negative value: This will match files changed in the last 5 days.

Nov 14, 2025 · The -mtime option in the find command is used to filter files based on their modification time. Modification time refers to the last time the contents of a file were changed.

Dec 14, 2022 · Mtime (modification time) is the time of the last change to the file contents. 'Modification' means something inside the file was amended or deleted, or new data was …

Oct 22, 2018 · find command has a great operator for narrowing down the list of results: mtime. as you probably know from the atime, ctime and mtime post, the mtime is a file property …