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====== BASH - Find - Find files by timestamp ======

There are 3 timestamps maintained for every file:

  * Last Modification Time.
  * Last Access Time.
  * Last Status Change Time - when metadata of the file like permissions are changed.

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===== Find File Timestamps =====

<code bash>
stat test.txt
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
  File: test.txt
  Size: 240       	Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   regular file
Device: fd00h/64768d	Inode: 324228      Links: 1
Access: (0664/-rw-rw-r--)  Uid: ( 1000/   peter)   Gid: ( 1000/   peter)
Access: 2022-05-10 16:21:46.929658946 +0100
Modify: 2021-01-29 15:47:17.110477701 +0000
Change: 2021-01-29 15:47:17.110477701 +0000
 Birth: -
</code>

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===== Find Files Based on Timestamp =====

Use the argument **-newerXY**:

<code bash>
find . -newerat ‘2021-02-19 06:34’
find . -newerct ‘2021-02-19 06:34’
find . -newermt ‘2021-02-19 06:34’
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The arguments are:

  * **-newerat**:  last access.
  * **-newerct**:  last status change.
  * **-newerct**:  last modification times.

The **birth time**, i.e. the creation time of a file is not maintained in Unix based file systems.

</WRAP>

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