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 +

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related: Delete all files in a directory whose name do not match a line in a file list
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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 +

edited Nov 20 at 22:52

Rui F Ribeiro

38.2k1475126

asked Jun 28 '16 at 16:32

Balaji

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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up vote
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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 +

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

edited Jun 28 '16 at 16:50

answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41

Rahul

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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.

edited Jun 28 '16 at 16:50

answered Jun 28 '16 at 16:41

Rahul

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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.

edited Jun 28 '16 at 16:50

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.

edited Jun 28 '16 at 16:50

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

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