How to find files which have been modified in the last 50 days? [duplicate]

Question

How can I find all the files which have been modified 50 days before?

I'm trying this:

find -maxdepth 1 -mtime -50

is it the right command to find files that have been modified in the last 50 days?

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– Michael Durrant, Commented Dec 2, 2014 at 12:04
Note that Linux is just the kernel, what matters here is the utilities shipped with the system. That will be different if that Linux kernel is in a Debian, OpenWRT, Android or ChromeOS system for instance. The "Linux" tag is generally not useful if the question is about a command. — Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas, Commented Dec 2, 2014 at 12:48

Stéphane Chazelas · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-02 12:45:54Z

Use -type f if you only want regular files. If on a GNU system, the -printf predicate can show you the date.

find -maxdepth 1 -type f -mtime -50 -printf "%T+ %p\n"

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