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Shell script to delete old files
- Thread starter umeman
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Use the find command to locate all files older than one day and then remove them
cd /dir
find . -ctime +1 | xargs rm
Remember when writing any script which removes files, test it thoroughly on dummy files / directories before running it on important files.
cd /dir
find . -ctime +1 | xargs rm
Remember when writing any script which removes files, test it thoroughly on dummy files / directories before running it on important files.
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