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delete files in unix

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ksdh (TechnicalUser)
10 Mar 09 10:44
Hi
I have a directory with hundreds of files.
I would like to delete files older than a day. How could i do this?

Would mtime work?

Thanks
PHV (MIS)
10 Mar 09 12:12
find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime -1 | xargs rm

Hope This Helps, PH.
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motoslide (MIS)
10 Mar 09 15:46
How about making that:
find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime +1|xargs rm

 

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PHV (MIS)
11 Mar 09 4:02
OOps, good catch motoslide, I've inverted the test.
stefanwagner (Programmer)
16 Mar 09 21:36
Useless use of xargs.

CODE

find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime +1 -delete
 

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KenCunningham (TechnicalUser)
17 Mar 09 5:21
Which flavour of find is that Stefan?

I want to be good, is that not enough?

feherke (Programmer)
17 Mar 09 5:31
Hi

Doh, I would loose. My bet was that PHV will post that question. winky smile

( Is available in GNU find since version 4.2.3, implemented on 2004-10-30. )

Feherke.
http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

KenCunningham (TechnicalUser)
17 Mar 09 5:50
Had a feeling it might have been, Feherke!

I want to be good, is that not enough?

stefanwagner (Programmer)
17 Mar 09 18:03
Ah - not in the Gnu/Linux-Server/Client-section?

GNU-find on Linux, Version 4.2.32.
 

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razalas (Programmer)
17 Mar 09 22:16
There is always -exec

CODE

find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime +1 -exec rm {} \;

Code what you mean,
and mean what you code!
But by all means post your code!

Razalas

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