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How to find files saved on a certain date

Asked by Dave Allen

I'm sure I stored a couple of files two days ago but I can't find them now. Maybe I've remembered the names wrong, or the folder I put them in. Can I get a list of the files last saved on date xx.xx.xx? (the recently saved list is not long enough.)

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null (undefinedcolumnerror-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

There is a command for that. It is nicely explained here:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-finding-files-by-date/

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

For users which are GUI affirmative, Places -> search files (gnome-search-tool) has options to specify the search.
Or maybe activity log of zeitgeist helps.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/devweek1103/RockingWithZeitgeist

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Dave Allen (davidallen131) said : 		#3

Now I've found the options on 'Search for files' I've got what I wanted. Thanks for the tip.

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Dave Allen (davidallen131) said : 		#4

Thanks Sam_, that solved my question.