file from a specified date

skd · #1 (**permalink**) 04-07-04, 15:27

I have list of files like below.looking for easier way to find files from a specified day.
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 64638 Mar 24 07:13 032404_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 55917 Mar 25 07:12 032504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 26 07:12 032604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 27 06:05 032704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 28 06:04 032804_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 44631 Mar 29 07:09 032904_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 60534 Mar 30 07:13 033004_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 90288 Mar 31 07:12 033104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 159030 Apr 1 07:12 040104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 2 07:12 040204_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 3 06:06 040304_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 4 06:04 040404_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54378 Apr 5 07:10 040504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 77976 Apr 6 07:17 040604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54891 Apr 7 07:13 040704_ALI.TXT

for eg. to list file from March 28 till today i was trying it backwards.

find . -name "[0-9]*.TXT" -mtime -11 -exec ls -l {} ;
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 3 06:06 ./040304_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 44631 Mar 29 07:09 ./032904_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54891 Apr 7 07:13 ./040704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 4 06:04 ./040404_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 60534 Mar 30 07:13 ./033004_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 77976 Apr 6 07:17 ./040604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 159030 Apr 1 07:12 ./040104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54378 Apr 5 07:10 ./040504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 28 06:04 ./032804_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 90288 Mar 31 07:12 ./033104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 2 07:12 ./040204_ALI.TXT

above doesn't display in right order plus not a good way to do
can someone suggest better and short solution. how about newer option in find
command?

aigles · #2 (**permalink**) 04-08-04, 04:15

You can use the -newer option of the command find.
Try and adapt the following script :

Code:

#!/usr/bin/sh
# lss - List files from a certain date
# Arg: From date, yyyymmdd (default today)

from_date=${1:-`date +'%Y%m%d'`}0000.00
from_file=/tmp/from.$$

touch -t $from_date $from_file 
find . -name "[0-9]*.TXT" -newer $from_file -exec ls -l  {} \;
rm -f $from_file

Attention, files created At 00:00.00 on From date will not be displayed.
If this a problem for you, modify the script to use the previous day 23;59;59 as from date.

skd · #3 (**permalink**) 04-08-04, 08:40

Thanks aigels for quick help as always

it still doesn't give me sorted listing in ascending order of file creation.
I need to further all files based on filedate
..........
listfile.sh 20040325
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 3 06:06 ./040304_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 44631 Mar 29 07:09 ./032904_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54891 Apr 7 07:13 ./040704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 4 06:04 ./040404_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 60534 Mar 30 07:13 ./033004_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 77976 Apr 6 07:17 ./040604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 159030 Apr 1 07:12 ./040104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54378 Apr 5 07:10 ./040504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 55917 Mar 25 07:12 ./032504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 26 07:12 ./032604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 27 06:05 ./032704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 28 06:04 ./032804_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 90288 Mar 31 07:12 ./033104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 2 07:12 ./040204_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 57456 Apr 8 07:11 ./040804_ALI.TXT

aigles · #4 (**permalink**) 04-08-04, 09:16

I don't know how to sort easily the file list.

The following script uses another method to list files from a date (doesn't use 'find'), but it is valid only for bash and ksh.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
# lss - List files from a certain date
# Arg: From date, yyyymmdd (default today)

from=${1:-`date +'%Y%m%d'`}

from_date=${from}0000.00
from_file=/tmp/from.$$

touch -t $from_date $from_file 

ls -ltr | awk '$9 ~ /[0-9]*.TXT/ {print $9 "|" $0}' | \
while IFS='|' read file infos
do
   [ -z "$from_confirmed" -a "$file" -ot $from_file ] && continue
   echo $infos
   from_confirmed=YES
done
rm -f $from_file

skd · #5 (**permalink**) 04-08-04, 09:47

man you have wealth of info. Thanks a lot
liked your trick , worked for me , i use korn shell

listfile2.sh 20040325
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 55917 Mar 25 07:12 032504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 26 07:12 032604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 27 06:05 032704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 40527 Mar 28 06:04 032804_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 44631 Mar 29 07:09 032904_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 60534 Mar 30 07:13 033004_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 90288 Mar 31 07:12 033104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 159030 Apr 1 07:12 040104_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 2 07:12 040204_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 3 06:06 040304_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 101061 Apr 4 06:04 040404_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54378 Apr 5 07:10 040504_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 77976 Apr 6 07:17 040604_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 54891 Apr 7 07:13 040704_ALI.TXT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 me91p01 e9100p1 57456 Apr 8 07:11 040804_ALI.TXT

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