Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:51:34 +0100 (BST) From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: improving find -<a|c|m>min option description Message-ID: <201210230851.q9N8pYXg052407@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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find(1) man page has:
-amin n
True if the difference between the file last access time and the
time find was started, rounded up to the next full minute, is n
minutes.
-cmin n
True if the difference between the time of last change of file
status information and the time find was started, rounded up to
the next full minute, is n minutes.
-mmin n
True if the difference between the file last modification time
and the time find was started, rounded up to the next full
minute, is n minutes.
The description is not clear enough.
It is not clear that n can be +n, -n or
just n, and the meaning will change.
In "UNIX in a nutshell" by Arnold Robbins, 4th edition, 2006,
pages 87-88, there is, in my opinion, a more clear description:
*quote*
-amin +n | -n | n
Find files last accessed more than n (+n),
less that n (-n), or exactly n minutes ago.
-cmin +n | -n | n
Find files last changed more than n (+n),
less that n (-n), or exactly n minutes ago.
-mmin +n | -n | n
Find files last modified more than n (+n),
less that n (-n), or exactly n minutes ago.
*end quote*
Does anybody agree/disagree with me?
I'll provide a patch if there is agreement.
Anton
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