Delete scrip[t that moves files to a thrash directory

[rajangupta2387]

Can anybody help me in writing a script which does the following;

- the script moves files passed in the argument to /backup/BACKUP_EL603/TRASH/
- the script accepts wildcards
- the script displays the number of files moved using the following format:

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<x> files have been moved to /backup/BACKUP_EL603/TRASH/
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- the script accepts the word TRASH as an argument: in this case, it deleted all files older than 2 weeks present in the TRASH directory
- the script requires at least 1 argument; if no argument is supplied the following message needs to be displayed:

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Usage: <script_name> file
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ex: del my_dummy_file.txt
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- the script can be called from any location (without using the full path)
- possible name for the script: del

During the testing phase the behavior of the script needs to be checked also on directories and soft links.

 

[PHV]

Seems like homework for me ...
what have you tried so far and where in your code are you stuck ?

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

 

[rajangupta2387]

Hi,

I am attaching what i have done. The problem that i am facing is as follows;
i have to completely eradicate the use of rm command from unix. So i have to create an ALIAS to rm and its wildcard options in UNIX in order to move files to THRASH directory and not deleting the files.

What i have already acieved:
1. delete the files with regex and tar them and keep in THRASH directory.(named after the timestamp)
2. THRASH directory cleaning every two weeks.

difficulties:
1. A file A is thrashed on day X.
2. Same file is again thrashed on the day X after some time. -> check to identify that file is already thrashed and to be thrahsed again but then generated as a seperate file.

Attached is the functionality that is already implemented.

Your help is really appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Rajan

 

[Annihilannic]

I think you mean "trash" (as in "rubbish") and not "thrash" (as in "beat repeatedly").

Annihilannic
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