[CentOS] Copying files from specific date.

Tue Jun 10 16:50:34 UTC 2008
MHR <mhullrich at gmail.com>

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:56 AM, Peter Farrell
<peter.d.farrell at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's an excellent idea.
> -pf
>

What is?

>
> 2008/6/9 Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey at buc.com>:
>> Rajeev R. Veedu wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Steve Huff
>>> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 7:34 PM
>>> To: centos at centos.org
>>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Copying files from specific date.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 9, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Rajeev R. Veedu wrote:
>>> > Does anyone aware of any utility  to copy files which are created
>>> > or modify form a specific date ?.
>>> >
>>>
>>> > > to copy all files in /dir1 modified within the last 5 days to
>>> > > /dir2:
>>>
>>> > > $ find /dir1 -mtime -5 | xargs -I {} cp {} /dir2
>>>
>>> > > if the filenames have whitespace in them, you can use this trick:
>>>
>>> > > $ find /dir1 -mtime -5 -print0 | xargs -0 -I {} cp {} /dir2
>>>
>>> > > for more details on selecting by time:
>>>
>>> > > $ man find
>>>
>>> > > pay particular attention to the options -atime, -amin, -ctime,
>>> > > -cmin, -mtime, -mmin, and -daystart.
>>>
>>> > > -steve
>>>
>>> Actually I need to copy this on to another server with same folder
>>> structure. I think I need to explain bit of history.
>>>
>>> I had a server crash last week, and we have restored the files from
>>> the tape. However during this period of making the server up, the
>>> users having adding or changed files from our backup Server (Samba
>>> server which rsync to production server every night.) now I need to
>>> copy the files which user added/ modify last 7 days. Ideally if I can
>>> get this option in rsync it would be better. Otherwise I need to have
>>> a method so that all changed files to go on the relevant folder on
>>> the production server. I cannot take the full files in the backup
>>> files since they are historical backup and there are some unwanted
>>> files.
>>>
>>> Can I use scp instead of cp in your statement?. But how does it take
>>> the same directory name as the original location?
>>>
>>> Eg:from ServerA/FLDR2/FLDR3/Filename should go to
>>> ServerB/FLDR2/FLDR3/FILENAME
>>>
>>> Only change is the server name all other values will remain same.
>>>
>>> Any help would be really appreciated.
>>
>> One approach would be to use the find command given above to generate a
>> list of files that have changed.  Then pass that list to rsync via the
>> '--files-from' option to transfer them to the other server.
>>

Oh, you mean this?

I know this has never been brought up before, certainly not in the
last month or so, but this list has some conventions:

1) Trim your replies
2) Bottom post

See why?

Thanks.

mhr