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> Can somebody tell me how to search for files by the date they were
created.
> Maybe somebody has a script they have created and would like to share. I
> have about 5000 files in different directories I would like to backup
crated
> prior to 2003 and then delete. Any ideas?
You can try stat() to pick up the creation/ last modified date.