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Old 08-29-2008
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Delete 6 months old files

Hi,

Iam trying to delete 6 months old files.
Iam using the following script

-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;
Iam getting an error saying -ctime not found.


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Code:
-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;
These are options of the find command, it should be something like:

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find /your/path/ -ctime +190 -type f -exec rm {} \;
Try the command first without -exec rm {} \; to be shure you have the right output.

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Delete 6 monhs old data

Thanks,

I tried with the command given by you.Its working.

Can u please tell me the steps in shell scripts for removing the file after every 6 months auomatically.
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You can run this command with cron job, a link to a useful thread of Perderabo:

cron and crontab

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Thanks,

Actually I am very new to Unix so please tell in which directory shall I create this cron and what exension should I give
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There are a lot of tutorials regarding cronjobs on the net, Google for cronjobs.

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Old 09-10-2008
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Hi

I want a shell command to create a text file
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