Re: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days

in reply to use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days

If you're going to use perl, you really need to learn about perldoc. The most important command you need to start with is perldoc perltoc which asks perldoc to show you the perl TOC (Table Of Contents) which lists all the other things you can ask perldoc about. You can also go to perlfunc if you'd rather have the info on a web-page.

Do perldoc perlfunc and look for "file test". This will show you all the various file testing operators, like the -T you're already using and the -M you want here.

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Re^2: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by mikesolomon (Novice) on Feb 22, 2012 at 13:32 UTC
Thanks don't know why but didn't think of a simple -M test now working `return unless -M $file < $days;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by runrig (Abbot) on Feb 24, 2012 at 01:17 UTC
or: `perldoc -f -X` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by tchrist (Pilgrim) on Feb 23, 2012 at 23:10 UTC
If you're going to use perl, you really need to learn about perldoc How could you tell he was on a Microsoft system? Because he said `file::find` in his title?	[reply]
Re^3: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by Anonymous Monk on Feb 24, 2012 at 02:29 UTC
whiskey - tango - foxtrot. How did "Microsoft" pop into your mind, based on thargas's words?	[reply]
Re^4: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by thargas (Deacon) on Feb 24, 2012 at 13:36 UTC
I don't understand where the Microsoft came from either. I assure you that I wasn't even thinking of Microsoft when I wrote that.	[reply]
Re^4: use file::find to find files modified in last 5 days by tchrist (Pilgrim) on Feb 24, 2012 at 19:43 UTC
whiskey - tango - foxtrot. How did "Microsoft" pop into your mind, based on thargas's words? Because he suggested perldoc, of course. I was trying to figure out why he guessed the fellow was on Microsoft, and I thought he guessed it because of the case-insensitivity of the package file. But Macs often run their file systems in case-ignorant mode, too, so that’s no real proof. Might be evidence, though, which is why I asked.	[reply]

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