find file with script that ends in .2005-09-01 date format.

[sco1104]

I need help with a linux script to find, zip and ftp to a windows based cluster on a particular drive. I want to find "yesterdays" file ending in 2005-09-05

to find the file I have tried

find /home/path/to/file/server.log.'date --date='yesterday' '+%Y%-%m-%d' (this doesn't seem to find the file).

Then would I pipe that into gzip??

Some help in the right direction would be great. Thanks

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Try:

find /home/path/to/file/server.log.`TZ=PST+24 date +%Y-%m-%d`

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[LKBrwnDBA]

Ooops, typo in above find command, it should be:

find /home/path/to/file -name "server.log.`TZ=PST+24 date +%Y-%m-%d`"

Or to gzipit directly do:

gzip /home/path/to/file/server.log.`TZ=PST+24 date +%Y-%m-%d`

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The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb

 

[sco1104]

Thanks for the help but I am wondering if my log files are generated in this format server.log.2005-09-06 will this work? Will the date be formatted correct?

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Try it.

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[sco1104]

I tried and it found no file. I confirmed the file is there. Would it make a difference if my system is running GMT?

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Did you try it?

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[sco1104]

Yes I tried it and it did not find the file.

 

[PHV]

And this ?
gzip /home/path/to/file/server.log.`date --date=yesterday +%Y-%m-%d`

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[LKBrwnDBA]

Sorry, I double posted the "try it".

OK PHV's option works -- or if you have GMT then this also works:

gzip /home/path/to/file/server.log.`TZ=GMT+48 date +%Y-%m-%d`



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The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb

 

[sco1104]

Yes the second one did work.

Thanks for all the help

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Also I beleive it works if you replace 48 with 24:

gzip /home/path/to/file/server.log.`TZ=GMT+24 date +%Y-%m-%d`





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The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb