Delete oldest folder based on folder named as date
Hi,
I have a script doing backup to synology server, the script create new folder each day with the date as being folder name i.e. 2018-07-30. Just before creating the new folder I want the script to find the oldest folder from the list and delete it including its content.
for example looking at the list below folder 2018-01-01 is the oldest folder as per directory naming. I want the expect code code below to find and delete it.
Last edited by humble_learner; 07-31-2018 at 12:09 AM..
I have been working on a script to list all the name's of a subfolder in a text file then edit that text file and then delete the subfolder base on the edited text file so far I have been able to do every thing I just talked about but can't figure out how to delete the subfolers base on a text file... (8 Replies)
Hi ,
I need a script which basically deltes all files in folder a which are alreasy present in folder b
say folder a has files abc.txt
pqr .txt
and b has abc.txt
pqr.txt
rmr.txt
then file abc.txt and pqr.txt from a should be deleted (6 Replies)
I am using ksh93 on Solaris.
Ok, this may seem like a simple request at first. I have a directory that contains sets of files with a YYYYMMDD component to the name, along with other files of different filespecs. something like this:
20110501_1.dat
20110501_2.dat
20110501_3.dat... (2 Replies)
Hi All,
I need to delete the oldest file in folder when the file count in the folder exceed 6 ( i have a process that puts the source files into this folder )
E.x : Folder : /data/opt/backup
01/01/2012 a.txt
01/02/2012 b.txt
... (1 Reply)
Hi All,
<Re-posting in Correct group>
I'm trying to select all the files in a folder that starts with a particular name format and are created in a gven date range using 'ls' command...but i'm not successful....
Example : I'm trying to see all the text files in a folder who names start... (6 Replies)
The `bash` below uses the oldest folder in the specified directory and logs it. The goes though an analysis process and creates a log. My problem is that if there are 3 folders in the directory folder1,folder2,folder3, the bash is using folder2 for the analysis eventhough folder1 is the oldest... (0 Replies)
In the bash below the oldest folder in a directory is selected. If there are 3folders in the directory /home/cmccabe/Desktop/NGS/test and nothing is done to them (ie. no files deleted, renamed) then the bash correctly identifies f1 as the oldest. However, if something is done to the folder then... (4 Replies)
Hi Team,
I am new to shell script and there is a requirement where files should be moved from Subfolder to parent folder.
Eg:
parent folder --> /Interface/data/test/IN
Sub folder -->/Interface/data/test/IN/Invoice20180607233338
Subfolder will be always with timestamp... (6 Replies)
Hi All,
OS: Redhat Linux 7.5
Shell: Bash
I have some folder like this
2018-09-16
2018-09-17
2018-09-18
2018-09-19 and so on...
Everyday one script create a folder with pattern YYYY-MM-DD (it will have so many sub directories files in it)
Now what I would like to achieve is a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: onenessboy
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rmf
rmf(1) General Commands Manual rmf(1)NAME
rmf - remove folder (only available within the message handling system, mh)
SYNOPSIS
rmf [+folder] [-help] [-[no]interactive]
OPTIONS
Prints a list of the valid options to this command. Asks for confirmation before deleting a folder. By default, rmf deletes a folder and
its messages without asking for confirmation. If you specify the -interactive option, rmf asks if you are sure before deleting the folder.
You are advised to use this option, since when rmf deletes a folder its contents are lost irretrievably.
DESCRIPTION
The rmf command removes all of the messages within the current folder, and then removes the folder itself. If there are any files within
the folder which are not part of MH, they are not removed, and an error message is displayed.
You can specify a folder other than the current folder by using the +folder argument. If you do not specify a folder, and rmf cannot find
the current folder,rmf asks you whether you want to delete +inbox instead.
If the current folder is removed, it makes +inbox current.
Note that the rmf command irreversibly deletes messages that do not have other links, so use it with caution.
If the folder being removed is a sub-folder, the parent folder becomes the new current folder, and rmf tells you that this has happened.
This provides an easy mechanism for selecting a set of messages, operating on the list, then removing the list and returning to the current
folder from which the list was extracted.
Using rmf to delete a read-only folder deletes the private sequence and current message information from the file, without affecting the
folder itself. If you have sub-folders within a folder, you must delete all the sub-folders before you can delete the folder itself.
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's Mail directory
EXAMPLES
This example shows how rmf asks for confirmation when the -interactive option is used: % rmf -interactive +test Remove folder "test"? y
FILES
The user profile.
SEE ALSO rmm(1)rmf(1)