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Why does `find` not delete the files it found?

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I'm trying to understand why the find command is not deleting files in one particular case. I've got the following command: find C:\\path\\to\\Pictures\\pmcctv -name cap_*.jpg -o -name cap_*.ogg -o -name cap_*.flv -o -name cap_*.mp4 -o -name cap_*.webm -mtime +7 Which returns the files I would expect: C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160915T193251_620067800.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160915T193322_742708800.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T081046_394767500.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T081125_615129600.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T081129_503678200.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T081255_842394600.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161008_693586800.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161012_749396800.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161043_774132200.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161150_497251900.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161154_437379600.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161337_350955300.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161341_452596000.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161412_870774000.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161443_969064400.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161554_468109900.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161558_378086000.jpg C:\path\to/Pictures/pmcctv/cap_20160916T161916_668433100.jpg Now if I try to run the same command with -delete, the files are not deleted: find C:\\path\\to\\Pictures\\pmcctv -name cap_*.jpg -o -name cap_*.ogg -o -name cap_*.flv -o -name cap_*.mp4 -o -name cap_*.webm -mtime +7 -delete I've also tried with -exec rm, but they are also not deleted: find C:\\path\\to\\Pictures\\pmcctv -name cap_*.jpg -o -name cap_*.ogg -o -name cap_*.flv -o -name cap_*.mp4 -o -name cap_*.webm -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \; find returns no error and the files are owned by me with permissions 644. Any idea what could be causing this? (note: I've cut the commands to make it more readable but normally there's no line break)
Asked by laurent (2068 rep)
Sep 18, 2016, 02:46 PM
Last activity: Aug 28, 2024, 01:18 PM