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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers For loop to accept params and delete folder/files Post 303018815 by SIMMS7400 on Friday 15th of June 2018 06:44:16 PM
Old 06-15-2018
Hi RudiC -


Here is what I arrived at with your help of the definitions in your last response.



The reason I"m using a for loop is so I can check what path is being passed in as certain files/directories have different retention requirements.


So, at the end of my script(s), I'd put this:


Code:
#::-- End of Processing - Purge & Logout  --::#
#::-- Add all paths in double quotes seperated by a space that should be purged --::#
#::-- PLEASE KEEP the outside set of double quotes as shown --::#
_DLIST=""${_INTRAPATH}" "${_ERRORINTRAPATH}""
Purge; Logout "0"

For this purpose ( & script) I only need to pass in the log and error directories since nothing major happens. However, for data integration scripts, data exports, the _DLIST variable would be inclusive of many more.



Then my function looks like such:


Code:
Purge () {

    for _DIR in $_DLIST; do _LD="$(basename "${_DIR}")";
        
        #::-- If basename directory is in YYYY_MMDD format, strip off all + 1 --::#
        if [[ $_LD == *"${_YEAR}_"* ]]; then _DIR="${_DIR::${#_DIR}-10}"; fi
        
        #::-- Directions: --::#
        #::-- Add relevant if statements using basename directory --::#
        #::-- Add value to _AGE variable indicating purge folder/files older than X days --::#
        #::-- If basename directory is in "YYYY_MMDD" format, use one folder up --::#
        #::-- If directory is "/u01/Cloud_Automation/Applications/APP/Files/PBCS_Reset_Service_Logs/2018_0615
        #     use "_Logs" [as long as it's unique - otherwise use full name] for filter in if statement --::#
        
        if [[ $_DIR == *"_Logs"* ]] || [[ $_DIR == *"_Errors"* ]]; then    _AGE="14"; fi
        
        #::-- [fail-safe] will only execute if _DIR & _AGE are defined --::#
        if [ -n "$_DIR" ] && [ -n "$_AGE" ]; then 
            find "$_DIR" -mtime +$_AGE -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
        fi
    done
}

As an example, for this purpose, the following to paths are passed in:


Code:
/home/oracle/Cloud_Automation/Applications/APPNAME/Logs/PBCS_Reset_Service_Logs/2018_0615
/home/oracle/Cloud_Automation/Applications/APPNAME/Errors/PBCS_Reset_Service_Errors/2018_0615

If the baseline folder is detected as YEAR_MONTHDAY format, I strip that off first before purging or else it wouldn't hit the other YEAR_MONTHDAY folders in the /PBCS_Reset_Service_*/ directory.



Let me know if I'm way off base here - thanks!
Last edited by SIMMS7400; 06-15-2018 at 07:49 PM..
 

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