How to delete older files in a folder in unix?











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I need to find the meaning of the below statement:



find /sourcedirectory -mtime +2 -exec mv "{}" /destination/directory/ ;





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I need to find the meaning of the below statement:



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shell find







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I need to find the meaning of the below statement:



find /sourcedirectory -mtime +2 -exec mv "{}" /destination/directory/ ;





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find /sourcedirectory -mtime +2 -exec mv "{}" /destination/directory/ ;





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    Next time, please specify which Unix you're talking about. (Or as in this case, which find.) AIX is not FreeBSD is not OS X, for example.
    – a CVn
    Aug 12 '14 at 13:09






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    Also, the title and the question do not match.
    – a CVn
    Aug 12 '14 at 13:10














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    Next time, please specify which Unix you're talking about. (Or as in this case, which find.) AIX is not FreeBSD is not OS X, for example.
    – a CVn
    Aug 12 '14 at 13:09






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    Also, the title and the question do not match.
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Next time, please specify which Unix you're talking about. (Or as in this case, which find.) AIX is not FreeBSD is not OS X, for example.
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Next time, please specify which Unix you're talking about. (Or as in this case, which find.) AIX is not FreeBSD is not OS X, for example.
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It means that every file or folder under /sourcedirectory older than two days should be moved to /destination/directory/.



find /sourcedirectory           # finds every file/folder

-mtime +2                       # sort out files/folders older than 2 days

mv "{}" /destination/directory/ # move each result to destination folder





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    It means that every file or folder under /sourcedirectory older than two days should be moved to /destination/directory/.



    find /sourcedirectory           # finds every file/folder
    
-mtime +2                       # sort out files/folders older than 2 days
    
mv "{}" /destination/directory/ # move each result to destination folder





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      It means that every file or folder under /sourcedirectory older than two days should be moved to /destination/directory/.



      find /sourcedirectory           # finds every file/folder
      
-mtime +2                       # sort out files/folders older than 2 days
      
mv "{}" /destination/directory/ # move each result to destination folder





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        It means that every file or folder under /sourcedirectory older than two days should be moved to /destination/directory/.



        find /sourcedirectory           # finds every file/folder
        
-mtime +2                       # sort out files/folders older than 2 days
        
mv "{}" /destination/directory/ # move each result to destination folder





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        It means that every file or folder under /sourcedirectory older than two days should be moved to /destination/directory/.



        find /sourcedirectory           # finds every file/folder
        
-mtime +2                       # sort out files/folders older than 2 days
        
mv "{}" /destination/directory/ # move each result to destination folder






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