Using the find command with the remove command

[rahill13]

I am trying to use the find command to locate log and other dump files more than 90 days old and delete them, but the command is not working correctly.

***COMMAND***

#find /dump/spool -atime +90 -exec \ rm {} \;

***SAMPLE OF RESULTS****

find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
find: 0652-083 Cannot execute rm:: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
#


HELP!

 

[Chapter11]

Personally, I find this easier:

[tt]find /dump/spool -atime +90 | while read FN
do
rm ${FN}
done[/tt]

find's -exec syntax is annoying strange so I avoid it and use other methods that are more "generic"

 

[CaKiwi]

Try removing the \ after exec. CaKiwi

 

[rahill13]

Removing the \ fixed the problem.

Thanks alot,
Bobby Hill