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From: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca>
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Subject: how to find file older than...
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I want to delete files that are older than 1/2 hr in a particular
directory. the only way I can think of doing it is by doing
a "test" and comparing the date to another file. I would then
have to create -that- comparison file 1/2 hour before.

Is there an easier way?