How to use the find command in linux to find files according to system time

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These timestamps include

mtime file contents last modified

The time at which the atime file was read or accessed

ctime file status change time

The meanings of mtime and atime are easy to understand, but ctime requires more explanation. Because the inode maintains metadata on each file, if the metadata associated with the file changes, so does the inode data. This can be caused by a series of actions, including creating symbolic links to files, changing file permissions, or moving files. Since the file contents are not read or modified in these cases, mtime and atime do not change, but ctime does.

Each of these time options needs to be combined with a value n, specified as-n, n, or +n.

The code is as follows:

N * 24

+1 means 1 * 24 +24 hours away..

+0 means 0 * 24 +24 hours away

1 means 1 * 24 + 24 to 24.

0 means 0 * 24 + 24 to 0..

-1 means 0 * 24 +24, even for future times...

1. Current time 24 hours-Current time (yesterday-today)

#find . -mtime 0

2. Current time 48 hours ago-Current time 24 hours ago (day before yesterday-yesterday)

#find . -mtime 1

3. 48 hours ago (2 days ago)

#find . -mtime +1

4. Current time 24 hours-Current time (yesterday-today)

#find . -mtime -1

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