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Date: 2010may4
OS: Linux

Q.  How do I find all files that have not been modified for a week or more?

A.

	find . -type f -mtime +7 -ls

             ^       ^         ^  ^
             |       |         |  |
             |       |         |  Display full info about the file
             |       |         |  
             |       |         Modified date was 7 days ago or more
             |       |         
             |       Only files (not folders, symlinks, sockets, etc)
             |       
	     Starting in the current directory

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