03-21-2014
Why don't you try using find command to delete files of particular days/weeks old .. like all files older then 7 ...
then use unix "du / df " commands to checks if its usage = 90% .. if so delete all files else no nothing
If you provide a sample directory/number of files .. we would help you better
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uuclean(1M) uuclean(1M)
NAME
uuclean - uucp spool directory clean-up
SYNOPSIS
[options]
DESCRIPTION
The commands, including are targeted for removal from HP-UX; see the below.
scans the spool directories for files with the specified prefix and deletes all those that are older than the specified number of hours.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Clean directory instead of the spool directory. If directory is not a valid spool directory, it cannot contain ``work
files''; i.e., files whose names start with These files have special meaning to pertaining to job statistics.
Scan for files with
pre as the file prefix. Up to 10 arguments can be specified. A without any pre following will cause all files older
than the specified time to be deleted.
Files whose age is more than
time hours are deleted if the prefix test is satisfied (default time is 72 hours).
The default action for
is to remove files that are older than a specified time (see option). The option is used to find files older than
time hours; however, the files are not deleted. If the argument file is present the warning is placed in file; oth-
erwise, the warnings go to the standard output.
Only files destined for system
sys are examined. Up to 10 arguments can be specified.
The option sends mail to the owner of the file when it is deleted. If a file is specified, an entry is placed in file.
This program is typically started by (see cron(1M)).
WARNINGS
Use of commands, including is discouraged because they are targeted for removal from HP-UX. Use ftp(1) or rcp(1) instead.
FILES
spool directory
SEE ALSO
uucp(1), uux(1), cron(1M), uucleanup(1M).
Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino,
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.
Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty,
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.
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