delete files in unix

[ksdh]

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]

find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime -1 | xargs rm

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[motoslide]

How about making that:
find /path/to/dir -type f -mtime +1|xargs rm



"Proof that there is intelligent life in Oregon. Well, Life anyway.

 

[PHV]

OOps, good catch motoslide, I've inverted the test.

 

[stefanwagner]

Useless use of xargs.

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

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[KenCunningham]

Which flavour of find is that Stefan?

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[feherke]

Hi

Doh, I would loose. My bet was that PHV will post that question. ;-)

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

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[KenCunningham]

Had a feeling it might have been, Feherke!

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[stefanwagner]

Ah - not in the Gnu/Linux-Server/Client-section?

GNU-find on Linux, Version 4.2.32.


don't visit my homepage:

http://home.arcor.de/hirnstrom/minis/index.html

 

[razalas]

There is always -exec

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