Find logfiles and move exclude one file name

[upilliappan]

Hi
I have an requirement to find all logfiles under a directory and move them to another partition. But I need to exclude all files begining with alert_.

I am using the following command to find and move all log files.

find $dirs -name "*.log" -o -name "*.trc" -o -name "*.trw" -o -name "core.*" -type f -size $limit -exec mv {} $2/ \;

could you please tell me how to apply the filter on it (Exclude files starting with name alert)

Regards
Upilli

 

[PHV]

find $dirs \( -name "*.log" -o -name "*.trc" -o -name "*.trw" -o -name "core.*" \) ! -name 'alert_*' -type f -size $limit -exec mv {} $2/ \;

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Annihilannic]

Like this, I believe; not tested:

[tt]find $dirs \( -name "*.log" -a ! -name "alert_*" \) -o -name "*.trc" -o -name "*.trw" -o -name "core.*" -type f -size $limit -exec mv {} $2/ \;[/tt]

Try testing it by putting an echo before mv so that it does nothing but display the command.

Annihilannic.