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Old 09-22-2011
To delete logs older than 30 days
I want to write a shell script that deletes all log files in a directory that are older than 30 days except for 3 files:

I am using the following command:
Code:
find /tmp/logs -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \;

But this command deletes all the log files.

How can i modify this script that all logs are deleted except for following files:

1-SQLUpdate.log
2-updated_days.log
3-qadirectsvcd.log

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Last edited by Franklin52; 09-22-2011 at 05:31 AM..
# 2  
Old 09-22-2011
execute the below command. and check whether it ignores the mentioned files.

Code:
 
find /tmp/logs -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -a ! -name "SQLUpdate*" -a ! -name "updated_days*" -a ! -name "qadirectsvcd*"

If you are satisfied with the output, then add the -exec part
# 3  
Old 09-22-2011
Code:
$ find /tmp/logs ! \( -name SQLUpdate.log -o -name updated_days.log -o -name qadirectsvcd.log \) -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;

# 4  
Old 09-22-2011
jayan you missed the -name "*.log"

otherwise it will delete other extension files also Smilie
# 5  
Old 09-22-2011
Yup .. missed it due to sleepless nights Smilie Thanks ..
# 6  
Old 09-22-2011
Thanks to all of you for the help. Following is the final command:

Code:
find . -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -a ! -name "SQLUpdate.log" -a ! -name "updated_days*" -a ! -name "qadirectsvcd*" -exec rm -f {} \;

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