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(find.info)Age Ranges

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Age Ranges
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   These tests are mainly useful with ranges (`+N' and `-N').

 - Test: -atime n
 - Test: -ctime n
 - Test: -mtime n
     True if the file was last accessed (or its status changed, or it
     was modified) N*24 hours ago.

 - Test: -amin n
 - Test: -cmin n
 - Test: -mmin n
     True if the file was last accessed (or its status changed, or it
     was modified) N minutes ago.  These tests provide finer
     granularity of measurement than `-atime' et al.  For example, to
     list files in `/u/bill' that were last read from 2 to 6 minutes
     ago:

          find /u/bill -amin +2 -amin -6

 - Option: -daystart
     Measure times from the beginning of today rather than from 24
     hours ago.  So, to list the regular files in your home directory
     that were modified yesterday, do

          find ~ -daystart -type f -mtime 1