Scrip to delete files older than 6 months
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Setting up a cron job for once a month to start a script.
the script is to rotate a file each month as it gets too big and rename the old one. when a file is older than six months I wanted it to be deleted.
Looking to run this script once a month. Is that possible to get the old one deleted?
Please let me know if that isn't clear enough.
scripting ksh
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
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Setting up a cron job for once a month to start a script.
the script is to rotate a file each month as it gets too big and rename the old one. when a file is older than six months I wanted it to be deleted.
Looking to run this script once a month. Is that possible to get the old one deleted?
Please let me know if that isn't clear enough.
scripting ksh
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
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Why not just uselogrotate?
– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53
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up vote
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Setting up a cron job for once a month to start a script.
the script is to rotate a file each month as it gets too big and rename the old one. when a file is older than six months I wanted it to be deleted.
Looking to run this script once a month. Is that possible to get the old one deleted?
Please let me know if that isn't clear enough.
scripting ksh
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
Setting up a cron job for once a month to start a script.
the script is to rotate a file each month as it gets too big and rename the old one. when a file is older than six months I wanted it to be deleted.
Looking to run this script once a month. Is that possible to get the old one deleted?
Please let me know if that isn't clear enough.
scripting ksh
scripting ksh
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
asked May 29 '13 at 20:29
scott marriott
54114
54114
11
Why not just uselogrotate?
– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53
add a comment |
11
Why not just uselogrotate?
– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53
11
11
Why not just use
logrotate?– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
Why not just use
logrotate?– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53
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You could start with this:
find /your/file -mtime +182 -exec rm +
Where +182 are the days quantity.
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
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answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
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Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions offindsupport+/-for-mtime. What OS and version offinddo you have?
– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
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You can just use logrotate. It's already available on most Linux systems, and many packages already have logrotate scripts pre-configured, or you can tweak them or write your own.
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
13
down vote
You could start with this:
find /your/file -mtime +182 -exec rm +
Where +182 are the days quantity.
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions offindsupport+/-for-mtime. What OS and version offinddo you have?
– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
add a comment |
up vote
13
down vote
You could start with this:
find /your/file -mtime +182 -exec rm +
Where +182 are the days quantity.
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions offindsupport+/-for-mtime. What OS and version offinddo you have?
– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
add a comment |
up vote
13
down vote
up vote
13
down vote
You could start with this:
find /your/file -mtime +182 -exec rm +
Where +182 are the days quantity.
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
You could start with this:
find /your/file -mtime +182 -exec rm +
Where +182 are the days quantity.
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
edited May 29 '13 at 20:46
jordanm
29.9k28192
29.9k28192
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
answered May 29 '13 at 20:41
ramonovski
32217
32217
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions offindsupport+/-for-mtime. What OS and version offinddo you have?
– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
add a comment |
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions offindsupport+/-for-mtime. What OS and version offinddo you have?
– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
Thanks for that, might have a play with it, but I maybe logrotate might be the best option
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:55
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
@jordanm any ideas why this might not of worked?
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:51
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ ls -ltr total 3320 1048458 13 Dec 09:46 SystemOut_12.12.13_09.46.29.log 28 May 12:44 SystemOut.log.2013-05-28-12:44:52 71 30 May 08:57 SystemOut.log.2013-05-30-08:57:22 48432 30 May 09:16 SystemOut.log no_env):/usr/websphere6/was61TE_LV2/ApplicationServer/logs/TestClone01 $ find SystemOut.log -mtime +1 -exec rm + find: 0652-083 Cannot execute :: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 9:53
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
I changed number of days to 1
– scott marriott
May 30 '13 at 10:09
@scottmarriott Not all versions of
find support +/- for -mtime. What OS and version of find do you have?– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
@scottmarriott Not all versions of
find support +/- for -mtime. What OS and version of find do you have?– jordanm
May 30 '13 at 13:04
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
You can just use logrotate. It's already available on most Linux systems, and many packages already have logrotate scripts pre-configured, or you can tweak them or write your own.
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
You can just use logrotate. It's already available on most Linux systems, and many packages already have logrotate scripts pre-configured, or you can tweak them or write your own.
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
You can just use logrotate. It's already available on most Linux systems, and many packages already have logrotate scripts pre-configured, or you can tweak them or write your own.
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
You can just use logrotate. It's already available on most Linux systems, and many packages already have logrotate scripts pre-configured, or you can tweak them or write your own.
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
answered May 30 '13 at 18:56
Michael Hampton
5,52911740
5,52911740
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Why not just use
logrotate?– Michael Hampton
May 29 '13 at 20:33
@scottmarriott yeah, Mr Hampton's right, the functionality you described is basically the exact thing logrotate does.
– Bratchley
May 29 '13 at 20:45
Yeah I've just had a good look at logrotate makes sense cheers all
– scott marriott
May 29 '13 at 20:54
@MichaelHampton you should make that an answer.
– evilsoup
May 30 '13 at 18:53