Re: ls and rm command

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:11:52 -0800
Message-ID: <bf46380712031511r5c1146a5w174765d61b4eebb3@mail.gmail.com>

On Dec 3, 2007 10:46 AM, <Joel.Patterson_at_crowley.com> wrote:
> WITH XARGS
>
> jaxlawdw > find . -name "access_log.*" -atime +245 | xargs ls -lt

It's always a good idea to use the -d option of ls with xargs:

find . -name "access_log.*" -atime +245 | xargs ls -ltd

A couple of test runs and a quick read of the ls man page will show why.

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Received on Mon Dec 03 2007 - 17:11:52 CST