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# 1  
Old 05-30-2008
Remove logs by date
Hi

I Need To Remove Logs Older Than April 1 St(4/1/2007) By Date

I Have A Script To Remove 3 Months Old Like Using 90 Days

Thanks
# 2  
Old 05-30-2008
Provide a sample file we can work on please.
# 3  
Old 05-30-2008
like

xxxxx.log.20070509125745
xxxxx.log.20070103113245
xxxxx.log.20070314105745
xxxxx.log.20070219215715
xxxxx.log.20070429162035
# 4  
Old 05-31-2008
With awk:

Code:
awk -F"." '$3 > 20070401000000' file

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