How to display only files last modified during two chosen months?

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I am trying to filter my output to display only files created in "Jan" and "Feb". Is there a way to do this without using grep?

Would need to be able to switch from "Jan" and "Feb" to "Jan" and "Mar" etc..

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10898154/grep-inside-all-files-created-within-date-range — Rui Lima, Mar 18 '18 at 16:52
Possible duplicate of [Grep inside all files created within date range](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10898154/grep-inside-all-files-created-within-date-range) — Rui Lima, Mar 18 '18 at 16:52

Gilles Quénot · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-18T17:36:50.427

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Try this :

find . -newermt "31 Dec 2017" -not -newermt "28 Feb 2018"

or for your specific need:

find . -newermt "31 Dec 2017" -not -newermt "28 Feb 2018" -size +30M -printf '%s %p\n' | numfmt --to=iec | sort -h

or if you want to keep your command :

find . -newermt "31 Dec 2017" -not -newermt "28 Feb 2018" -size +30M -print0 |
xargs -0 ls -lh | sort -h

Check :

man find | less +/'-newerXY reference'

edited Mar 18 '18 at 17:36

answered Mar 18 '18 at 16:56

Gilles Quénot

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My current command is "find / -size +30M 2> /dev/null | xargs ls -lh | sort -n". Where would I place that? – Avoxy Mar 18 '18 at 16:59
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Added version close to your try – Gilles Quénot Mar 18 '18 at 17:33
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Thank you again for your help, always appreciated :) – Avoxy Mar 18 '18 at 17:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 18 '18 at 17:11

touch -d 1/1/2018 jan
touch -d 3/1/2018 mar
find . -type f -cnewer jan ! -cnewer mar -ls

ls is only used for control purpose. -type f might be a wanted restriction or not. xargs -ls lh can be omitted by using finds -printf format, see the manpage for the multiple options.

How to display only files last modified during two chosen months?

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