XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
An administrator needs to find all files in /var/log that have been modified within the last 2 days. Which find command should be used?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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find /var/log -mtime -2
-mtime -2 means modified less than 2 days ago (i.e., within the last 48 hours).
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find /var/log -mtime -2
Why this is correct
Correct: -mtime -2 finds files modified in last 2 days.
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find /var/log -mtime +2
Why it's wrong here
+2 means modified more than 2 days ago.
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find /var/log -atime -2
Why it's wrong here
-atime checks access time, not modification time.
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find /var/log -ctime 2
Why it's wrong here
-ctime 2 means exactly 2 days ago, not within last 2 days.
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