Delete all directories more than a week old<\/p>\n
This simple linux bash script will delete subdirectories in a directory based on when the subdirectory was last modified.
\nIn my sample script, it looks in the directory \/home\/backup and deletes any directories older than 7 days. Replace 7 with the number of days of your choosing!
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\nfor i in `find \/home\/backup\/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime +7 -print`; do echo -e \"Deleting directory $i\";rm -rf $i; done\n<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n
Just to explain:<\/p>\n
* -maxdepth 1 = list only files\/directories in 1 level from main search directory
\n * -type d = list only directories
\n * -mtime +7 = modified time of more than 7 days
\n * -print = print out list; so we can then process the list with our bash script<\/p>\nThis is useful for backup programs which do not clean up their old backups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Delete all directories more than a week old This simple linux bash script will delete subdirectories in a directory based on when the subdirectory was last modified. In my sample script, it looks in the directory \/home\/backup and deletes any directories older than 7 days. Replace 7 with the number of days of your choosing!… <\/p>\n