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Old 08-16-2005
setting a file to delete itself when it is 'n' days old
How would I in unix or linux set a file up to delete itself of the system after it's become ten days old
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Old 08-16-2005
I don't think there is anything to do that, but you could use an 'at' job to do it.

$ at now + 10 days
at> /bin/rm /path/to/your/file
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Old 08-16-2005
thank you
thank you..........
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