[bug #14991] mtime documented incorrect or bug?

[David Huffman]

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                 Summary: mtime documented incorrect or bug?
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: bigredradio
            Submitted on: Wed 11/16/05 at 21:22
                Category: find
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Wrong result
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 4.1.20
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:

Using the command argument -mtime with gnufind (4.1.20) I have found that
files that are 25 hours old will not be listed in a find with -mtime +1. From
my understanding +1 would result in files older than 1 day (24 hours). mtime 1
would be exactly 24 hours old (to the second) and -1 would be files that are
less than 24 hours old.  The documentation states that 1 means between 24-48
hours. Does this mean that +1 is greater than 24 hours? However it appears
that +1 will only find files that are 72 hours old or older.

I have tested the find command using watch and a file was not found using
-mtime +1 until 72 hours (to the second) old.



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