find command not working as expected [solved]

[Apoc]

all,

 

i ahve the following command:

 

for archivefile in $(find ${LOGDIR} -type f -mtime +5 -name "WH*" )
do
   echo $archivefile
done

 

This lists all files beginning with WH and older than 5 days. This works fine. Now i have created a similar script:

 

for archivefile in $(find ${LOGDIR} -type f -mtime +5  -name "WH*" -o -name "D*" -o -name "0*")
do
  echo $archivefile
done

 

this does not work it will list all the files WH older than 5 days but will list all files beginning with D and 0 regardless of how old they are.. what am i doing wrong?

 

do i need the -mtime between each -o or is there an easier way??

 

ta.

Edited March 9, 2005 by Apoc

[ramfree17]

i am not sure so i will stab at it.

 

why not use an and operator to find? you will have to figure out the sequence they are evaluated but i am suggesting to the likes of

 

-m +5 -a ( -name "" -o -name "" -o ...)

 

 

or wait till one of the cli junkies arrive. :)

 

ciao!

[Steve Scrimpshire]

I'm sure aru will have the correct answer, but my guess is it needs to be this:

 

for archivefile in $(find ${LOGDIR} -type f -mtime +5 -name "WH*" -o -type f -mtime +5 -name "D*" -o --type f -mtime +5 name "0*")

[Apoc]

I'm sure aru will have the correct answer, but my guess is it needs to be this:

 

for archivefile in $(find ${LOGDIR} -type f -mtime +5  -name "WH*" -o -type f -mtime +5 -name "D*" -o --type f -mtime +5 name "0*")

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

They both seemed to work but i have used the above example so others in my department can see whats happening.

 

Thanks.

[Steve Scrimpshire]

My vote goes to ramfree's command since it works. It looks cleaner. :D