I've got files like this:
cap_20151023T122915_791033959.png
cap_20151023T122918_946392456.png
cap_20151023T122920_227637228.png
cap_20151023T122920_875467456.png
and I would like to use the find command to delete those greater than, for example, cap_20151023T122919*, which would result in the deletion of cap_20151023T122920_227637228.png and cap_20151023T122920_875467456.png.
Is there any way to do this, preferably with a single find command?
With zsh and <[x]-[y]> glob operator (matches numbers in the range x to y, inclusive; either of the numbers may be omitted to make the range open-ended) e.g.:
print -rl -- **/cap_20151023T<122920->_*
or, if you want to select only the file names in the 122920-999999 range:
print -rl -- **/cap_20151023T<122920-999999>_*
so with file names like:
tmp/cap_20151023T122915_791033959.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122915791_959.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122918_946392456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_227637228.png
tmp/cap_20151023T1229205_875467456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_875467456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122980_227637228.png
the first one prints:
tmp/cap_20151023T122915791_959.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_227637228.png
tmp/cap_20151023T1229205_875467456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_875467456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122980_227637228.png
while the second one prints:
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_227637228.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122920_875467456.png
tmp/cap_20151023T122980_227637228.png
If you're happy with the result replace print -rl with rm -f
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