Remove old files in a directory except files present in an exception file
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I am writing a shell script to delete old files (older than 60 days) in a directory except few files and these file names are maintained in an exception file present in another directory.
I know the following command works for one exception file but i need to check a list of exception files
find . ! -name 'file.txt' -type f -exec rm -f +
shell-script find ksh
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I am writing a shell script to delete old files (older than 60 days) in a directory except few files and these file names are maintained in an exception file present in another directory.
I know the following command works for one exception file but i need to check a list of exception files
find . ! -name 'file.txt' -type f -exec rm -f +
shell-script find ksh
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
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related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
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I am writing a shell script to delete old files (older than 60 days) in a directory except few files and these file names are maintained in an exception file present in another directory.
I know the following command works for one exception file but i need to check a list of exception files
find . ! -name 'file.txt' -type f -exec rm -f +
shell-script find ksh
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
I am writing a shell script to delete old files (older than 60 days) in a directory except few files and these file names are maintained in an exception file present in another directory.
I know the following command works for one exception file but i need to check a list of exception files
find . ! -name 'file.txt' -type f -exec rm -f +
shell-script find ksh
shell-script find ksh
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
edited Nov 20 at 22:52
Rui F Ribeiro
38.2k1475126
38.2k1475126
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32
Balaji
183
183
related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
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related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
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Assuming your files have sane names (i.e. they don't have embedded newlines), something like this should work:
find . -mtime +60 | fgrep -v -x -f exceptions.txt | xargs -d 'n' rm -f
Replace rm -f with ls -1 for a dry run first. Put paths exactly as they are printed by find in exceptions.txt.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
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Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
findprints a list of files, one per line.fgrepfilters out the files inexceptions.txt.xargs ... rm -fremoves the files.
– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
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I don't think find has an option like this, you could build a command using printf and your exclude list:
find . -name "*.txt" $(printf "! -name %s " $(cat file.txt)) -mtime +60 -exec rm -f +
file.txt will have list of files to exclude in find command.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Assuming your files have sane names (i.e. they don't have embedded newlines), something like this should work:
find . -mtime +60 | fgrep -v -x -f exceptions.txt | xargs -d 'n' rm -f
Replace rm -f with ls -1 for a dry run first. Put paths exactly as they are printed by find in exceptions.txt.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
findprints a list of files, one per line.fgrepfilters out the files inexceptions.txt.xargs ... rm -fremoves the files.
– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Assuming your files have sane names (i.e. they don't have embedded newlines), something like this should work:
find . -mtime +60 | fgrep -v -x -f exceptions.txt | xargs -d 'n' rm -f
Replace rm -f with ls -1 for a dry run first. Put paths exactly as they are printed by find in exceptions.txt.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
findprints a list of files, one per line.fgrepfilters out the files inexceptions.txt.xargs ... rm -fremoves the files.
– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Assuming your files have sane names (i.e. they don't have embedded newlines), something like this should work:
find . -mtime +60 | fgrep -v -x -f exceptions.txt | xargs -d 'n' rm -f
Replace rm -f with ls -1 for a dry run first. Put paths exactly as they are printed by find in exceptions.txt.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
Assuming your files have sane names (i.e. they don't have embedded newlines), something like this should work:
find . -mtime +60 | fgrep -v -x -f exceptions.txt | xargs -d 'n' rm -f
Replace rm -f with ls -1 for a dry run first. Put paths exactly as they are printed by find in exceptions.txt.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:39
Satō Katsura
10.9k11534
10.9k11534
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
findprints a list of files, one per line.fgrepfilters out the files inexceptions.txt.xargs ... rm -fremoves the files.
– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
add a comment |
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
findprints a list of files, one per line.fgrepfilters out the files inexceptions.txt.xargs ... rm -fremoves the files.
– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
Thanks for your input. Is fgrep taking output from find command and eliminating the files present in exceptions.txt and sending the result to rm command ?
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17
find prints a list of files, one per line. fgrep filters out the files in exceptions.txt. xargs ... rm -f removes the files.– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
find prints a list of files, one per line. fgrep filters out the files in exceptions.txt. xargs ... rm -f removes the files.– Satō Katsura
Jun 28 '16 at 17:20
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
Works perfectly !! Thanks for your help !!
– Balaji
Jun 28 '16 at 17:58
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I don't think find has an option like this, you could build a command using printf and your exclude list:
find . -name "*.txt" $(printf "! -name %s " $(cat file.txt)) -mtime +60 -exec rm -f +
file.txt will have list of files to exclude in find command.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
8,82412842
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up vote
1
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I don't think find has an option like this, you could build a command using printf and your exclude list:
find . -name "*.txt" $(printf "! -name %s " $(cat file.txt)) -mtime +60 -exec rm -f +
file.txt will have list of files to exclude in find command.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
8,82412842
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I don't think find has an option like this, you could build a command using printf and your exclude list:
find . -name "*.txt" $(printf "! -name %s " $(cat file.txt)) -mtime +60 -exec rm -f +
file.txt will have list of files to exclude in find command.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
8,82412842
I don't think find has an option like this, you could build a command using printf and your exclude list:
find . -name "*.txt" $(printf "! -name %s " $(cat file.txt)) -mtime +60 -exec rm -f +
file.txt will have list of files to exclude in find command.
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
8,82412842
edited Jun 28 '16 at 16:50
answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
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answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
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answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41
Rahul
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related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
– don_crissti
Jun 28 '16 at 17:17