09-25-2010
Create a directory named as the current date
I am preparing a shell script to backup a few config files on a daily basis, with a retention of 30 days. Need some help with syntax/examples:
The shell script (running as cron) would require the following:
1. create a sub-directory within a specified (backup) directory, in the format MMDDYYYY
2. copy the config files (can be various paths) to this newly created directory
3. delete directory which is more than 30 days old.
Thanks,
Neil
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strclean
strclean(1M) System Administration Commands strclean(1M)
NAME
strclean - STREAMS error logger cleanup program
SYNOPSIS
strclean [-a age] [-d logdir]
DESCRIPTION
strclean is used to clean up the STREAMS error logger directory on a regular basis (for example, by using cron. By default, all files with
names matching error.* in /var/adm/streams that have not been modified in the last three days are removed.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-a age The maximum age in days for a log file can be changed using the -a option.
-d logdir A directory other than /var/adm/streams can be specified using the -d option.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 A sample of using the strclean command.
This example has the same result as running strclean with no arguments:
example% strclean -d /var/adm/streams -a 3
FILES
/var/adm/streams/error.*
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cron(1M), strerr(1M), attributes(5)
NOTES
strclean is typically run from cron on a daily or weekly basis.
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