command for deleting log files based on some condition


 
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Old 01-08-2008
command for deleting log files based on some condition

Hello,

Can anyone pls. provide me with the command for deleting files older then 15 days with a restriction to keep at least 5 files in a directory even if they are older then 15 days.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Pulkit
# 2  
Old 01-08-2008
What is the reason to this on your system, or is it homework?

Regards
# 3  
Old 01-09-2008
Yes its a kind of assignment...Smilie
# 4  
Old 01-09-2008
Ok, some hints:

To find older files you can use the find command with the -mtime option.
To keep 5 files of the selection you can pipe the result to awk, to ignore the first 5 files you can do something like:

Code:
awk 'NR<6{next}{print}'

So it should look like:

Code:
find <options> | awk '....' | rm -f

If you have many files you can use xargs.

Code:
...| xargs rm -f

Check the man page of find for the options, search on this forum or Google for examples.


Regards
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Old 01-09-2008
Thanks in Tons...Smilie
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