1. Programming

I have a number of files of the format filename.xfr_mmddyy_%H%M%S which i get in a specified directory daily. Now i want to search in the specified directory & delete the files which are more than 2 days old .So I use a command find $DIR/backup/* -ctime +2 -exec rm -f {} \; But after executing... (1 Reply)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, Please help me out I want to grep the oldest file in a directory, could I use "ls" command? and how? thanx in advance (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi All i want to write a script which could copy one file at a time from one directory to another directory. Scenerio: Let's say i have 100 file in a dirctory,so i want to copy one file at a time to another directory with a sleep statement in between that of 30 secs. please help me... (1 Reply)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

I've seen several examples of grep showing the filename the string was found in, but what I really need is grep to show the file details in long format (like ls -l would). scenario is: grep mobile_number todays_files This will show me the string I'm after & which files they turn up in, but... (2 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, Need a small help. I have a log file which keeps updating for every Minute with multiple number of lines. I just want to grep few properties which has latest Date and Time to it. How do i do it? I wanted to grep a property by name "Reloading cache with a maximum of" from the... (4 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi all, When doing an ls -l, why is it that I have the date and time on some of the files and directory, while others don't? :wall: Is there a way to show the date and time using a different command? OS is Linux and Solaris. Any response much appreciated. Thanks in advance. (1 Reply)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi, i have a Archive directory in which files are archived or stored with date and time stamp to prevent over writing. example: there are 5 files s1.txt s2.txt s3.txt s4.txt s5.txt while moving these files to archive directory, date and time stamp is added. of format `date... (9 Replies)

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I've got a job that finds and removes trace files based upon an access time of more than seven days (I've also tried a modify date). find TABC* -atime +7 -exec rm + find TABC* -mtime +7 -exec rm + Whether I use -atime or -mtime, the process seems to work sporadically. Sometimes it removes... (6 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, im trying to write a grep script that returns me the last inputs added in the last hour in the log file. Literally i have nothing yet but: grep 'Line im looking for' LOGFILE.log | tail -1 this only gives me the last input, but no necessarily from the last hour. Help Please. (4 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a log file which have a date and time at the start of every line. I need to search the log file starting from a specific time to the end of file. For example: Starting point: July 29 2018 21:00:00 End point : end of file My concern is what if the pattern of `July 29 2018 21:00:00`... (3 Replies)