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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Removing the logs of previous date Post 302648167 by methyl on Tuesday 29th of May 2012 11:14:12 AM
Old 05-29-2012
Belt and braces approach using find to do all the hard work.
Code:
MMDDYYYY="`date +%m%d%Y`"
find /var/log -type f \( -name 'abc????????.log' -a ! -name "abc${MMDDYYYY}.log" \) -print | while read filename
do
        # Remove echo when tested
        echo rm -f "${filename}"
done

 

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MUCOUS(1)							Museek Daemon Plus							 MUCOUS(1)

NAME
Mucous - Python / Curses client for museek SYNOPSIS
mucous [-c <filename>] [--config <filename>] [-l <directory>] [--log <directory>] [-v] [--version] [-h] [--help] DESCRIPTION
Mucous provides a interface for the Museek Daemon for chatting, transferring files, managing users and browsing shares on the Soulseek P2P network and Soulfind Servers. You will need a configured museekd(1). OPTIONS
Mucous accepts the following options: -c <filename>, --config <filename> Use a different config file. -l <directory>, --log <directory> Use a different chat log directory. -v, --version Display Version and exit. -h, --help Display Help and exit. EXAMPLE
To run this program the standard way type: mucous Alternativly you use a different config file with: mucous --config config Or a different chat logging directory with: mucous --log logdir ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
TERM Specifies the type of Terminal; changes the way mucous displays color. For XTerm: xterm-color For aterm or rxvt: rxvt For urxvt: rxvt-unicode FILES
~/.mucous/config The default location for the mucous config file. ~/.mucous/logs/ The default directory for chat logs. ~/.mucous/logs/room/ The directory where chat room logs are stored. ~/.mucous/logs/private/ The directory where private chat logs are stored. ~/.mucous/$USER.image The file where a user's userinfo image is saved. AUTHORS
daelstorm <daelstorm@gmail.com> SEE ALSO
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