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Hi,

I have test1 and test2 directories in /home/user/scripts. test1 and test2 contains the logs. i wanted to delete the logs files from these 2 directories using crontab.

i know how to delete the files from one directory.

30 18 * * * rm /home/user/scripts/test1/* <-- this will delete the files from test1. but test2 dir is also in the same location. how do i delete test2 files in the same crontab

i tried the following but no luck, can someone help me pls?
30 18 * * * rm /home/user/scripts/test1/*; rm /home/user/scripts/test2/*

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