Delete certain files from specific date in linux
I need a command how I can delete files from a folder with specific date.
Like I want to delete files before 20 April from a folder on /home/FTP and file types are mp4.
This option "-mtime +12" specifies the modification time of the files.
Here, +12 means files modified more than 12 days ago. Since you want to delete files before 20th April and today is 2nd May, that’s 12 days ago.
find /home/FTP -name "*.mp4" -type f -mtime +12 -delete
You can probably use the -newer with an inversion and a reference file
You first create a reference file dated with your date (in this case 20th of April 2024 at midnight)
touch -d "2024-04-20 00:00:00" /tmp/reference
Then you launch a find using this reference and an "not"
find /yourfolder/ -type f -name "*.mp4" ! -newer /tmp/reference
This should display the files you want to delete.
If the result is what you are looking for, then add -delete at the end of your find.