Deleting files

[Chrissirhc]

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# Clean out old log files.
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30 18 * * 0-6 ( /usr/bin/find /tmp -name '*log*' -user me -mtime +7 -print | xargs rm ) > /dev/null 2>&1
#

Is that a good approach? I found it in a crontab.

 

[PHV]

-user me
Really ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Ogzilal]

Hi,
Before deleting your log files, it's better to have some information about what is deleted and then delete what is to be deleted.

# log the candidate file for deleting
30 18 * * 0-6 ( /usr/bin/find /tmp -name '*log*' -user me -mtime +7 -print -ls ) > /tmp/deleted_file.$(date +%Y%m%d )
# delete candidate files
30 18 * * 0-6 ( /usr/bin/find /tmp -name '*log*' -user me -mtime +7 -print | xargs rm ) > /dev/null 2>&1

and as PHV focuses, be sur(e) that the user you want logs to be deleted is 'me'

Ali