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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Dynamic Log Deletion/Rotatoin Script Post 302247755 by cbo0485 on Thursday 16th of October 2008 10:08:09 AM
Old 10-16-2008
Dynamic Log Deletion/Rotatoin Script
I've written a small static script for my log deletion, but I was wondering if there was a way to make it a dynamic script. here is how my script currently works.

Code:
#!/bin/sh
###########################################
#Script to zip logs older than 1 week old
#and to delete logs older than 30 days old
###########################################
#
##TEST
#
cd /opt/apache/test/logs
find . -name "access_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "access_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
find . -name "error_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "error_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
cd /opt/apache/test1/logs
find . -name "access_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "access_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
find . -name "error_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "error_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
cd /opt/apache/test2/logs
find . -name "access_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "access_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
find . -name "error_*" -type f -mtime +8 -exec gzip {} \;
find . -name "error_*.gz" -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
echo "Script complete on `date +%D`."

Now for this particular script, i have to simply copy and paste a new block when I create a new apache server, but I figured since the directory structure and log file names are always the same, there would be some way I could add in some actual logic on this.

Possibly cd to /opt/apache/, do a listing, then somehow use an array and a loop to capture the name of each directory in to a variable, and then use that variable to run the find command, do those 4 lines, then if another directory exists repeat.
 

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Test::Script(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					 Test::Script(3pm)

NAME

       Test::Script - Basic cross-platform tests for scripts

DESCRIPTION

       The intent of this module is to provide a series of basic tests for 80% of the testing you will need to do for scripts in the script (or
       bin as is also commonly used) paths of your Perl distribution.

       Further, it aims to provide this functionality with perfect platform-compatibility, and in a way that is as unobtrusive as possible.

       That is, if the program works on a platform, then Test::Script should always work on that platform as well. Anything less than 100% is
       considered unacceptable.

       In doing so, it is hoped that Test::Script can become a module that you can safely make a dependency of all your modules, without risking
       that your module won't on some platform because of the dependency.

       Where a clash exists between wanting more functionality and maintaining platform safety, this module will err on the side of platform
       safety.

FUNCTIONS

   script_compiles
	   script_compiles( 'script/foo.pl', 'Main script compiles' );

       The "script_compiles" test calls the script with "perl -c script.pl", and checks that it returns without error.

       The path it should be passed is a relative unix-format script name. This will be localised when running "perl -c" and if the test fails the
       local name used will be shown in the diagnostic output.

       Note also that the test will be run with the same perl interpreter that is running the test script (and not with the default system perl).
       This will also be shown in the diagnostic output on failure.

   script_runs
	   script_runs( 'script/foo.pl', 'Main script runs' );

       The "script_runs" test executes the script with "perl script.pl" and checks that it returns success.

       The path it should be passed is a relative unix-format script name. This will be localised when running "perl -c" and if the test fails the
       local name used will be shown in the diagnostic output.

       The test will be run with the same perl interpreter that is running the test script (and not with the default system perl). This will also
       be shown in the diagnostic output on failure.

SUPPORT

       All bugs should be filed via the bug tracker at

       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Test-Script>

       For other issues, or commercial enhancement and support, contact the author.

AUTHOR

       Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>

SEE ALSO

       prove, <http://ali.as/>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2006 - 2009 Adam Kennedy.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

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