RE: qsh find command -size +20M

From: Joe Pluta

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I am breaking this down a little and on the dates I can see that
sometimes find /QIBM/ProdData/OS400/iSeriesNavigator -size +20M -type
f -exec ls -l {} \; returns Oct 29 2007. Sometimes it returns Mar 10
15:32. It doesn't matter what directory. Sometimes it varies within
the same directory.
Near as I can figure if the last changed date was this year it shows
you the time. Otherwise it shows you the year.

Not "near as you can figure" Rob, that's exactly what it does. It's one
of the many "magic" features of Unix. In some > variants of *nix you
could use the -F (or --full-time) flag to get a more consistent date/time
but unfortunately AIX is > not one of those.

IBM documentation says:

If the file was modified within six months of the current date, the time is displayed as the abbreviated month, day-of-month, hour, and minute. Otherwise the time is displayed as the abbreviated month, day-of-month, and four-digit year.
--
Sean Porterfield

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