find command

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi
I am trying to find files in /var which have modified in the last 3 days . Here I want to exclude /var/opt/ignite directory
I used the below command

find /var -path /var/opt/ignite -prune -mtime -3 -print.
But this command does not work
Please advise.

Sagar

[Peter Nikitka · Accepted solution]

Hi Sagar,
use
find /var -path /var/opt/ignite -prune -o -mtime -3 -print

mfG Peter

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Thanks Peter it worked.
But not sure why -o option need to used as it does OR peration

Sagar

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Hi,
# find /var/opt/ignite -mtime -3 -print

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi Sagar,

seeing multiple predicates, find connects them via AND by default. Now if you analyze your request carefully, you'll recognize that 'find' has to check for every entry found

- is it located in /var/opt/ignite
- is the modification date below the 3 days limit

Now '-prune' acts like a stop condition, and for every entry found you want to have the STOP condition OR check for more valid predicates.

mfG Peter