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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Find: missing argument to `-mtime' Post 303042784 by wtolentino on Monday 6th of January 2020 02:23:33 PM
Old 01-06-2020
I replaced the code with this smaller code and it works.

Code:
p1=$1
pday=$2

for f in $(ls -1 $p1)
do
  vfile=`basename $f`
  echo $vfile
  for i in `find . ! -name . -prune -type f -name $vfile -daystart -mtime +$pday`
  do
    let vctr=$vctr+1
    vfile=`basename $i`
    echo deleting aging files $vfile
    rm $vfile
  done

  if [ $vctr -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "no aging files found that are $pday days old"
  fi
done

# write a whitespace
echo

output:
Code:
$ sh rmAgingFile.sh "file*.log" 1
file_1.log
deleting aging files file_1.log
file_2.log
deleting aging files file_2.log

 

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pwconv

pwconv(1M)																pwconv(1M)

NAME

       pwconv - install, update or check the /etc/shadow file

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       The command installs or appends with information from or checks for any discrepancies between the contents of the two files.

       The command without options does the following:

	      1.  Creates the file if it does not exist; otherwise, it removes all entries for usernames which are not present in
	      2.  For  each  entry  in	move  the encrypted password and aging information to Entries in which have no encrypted password or aging
		  information will not overwrite information in
	      3.  Writes an "x" in each password field of the file, to indicate that the password and aging information reside in the file.

       The command relies on a special value of "x" in the password field of A value different from "x" will prompt to move the password and aging
       information into the corresponding fields of and then replace the password field in with an "x".

       If  no  aging information exists in for a user, none will be added to However, the last change field, which indicates when the password was
       last modified, will always be updated (default is current date).  See shadow(4).

   Options
       The following options are recognized:

       Verbose output.

       Test mode.
	      prints error information but does not modify nor

   Notes
       The command can only be used by the superuser.

       HP recommends running before See pwck(1M).

       A system which has been converted to a trusted system has no file.  In this case, can be used with no options to update the secure password
       facility to reflect any changes made in the file.

RETURN VALUE

       exits with one of the following values:

	      Successful completion.
	      Conversion error occurred.

WARNINGS

       HP-UX 11i Version 3 is the last release to support trusted systems functionality.

FILES

       system password file
       shadow password file
       secure password facility

SEE ALSO

       pwck(1M), pwunconv(1M), passwd(4), shadow(4).

																	pwconv(1M)
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