Linux find and delete files but redirect file names to be deleted

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Is there a way to write the file names to a file before they are deleted for reference later to check what has been deleted. ``` find -type f -name "" -mtime +1 -delete ```

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Just add a `-print` expression to the invocation of `find`: ``` find -type f -name "" -mtime +1 -delete -print > log ``` I'm not sure if this prints the name before or after the file is unlinked, but it should not matter. I suspect `-delete -print` unlinks before it prints, while `-print -delete` will print before it unlinks.

Linux find and delete files but redirect file names to be deleted

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