AIX

I am calling this paramters from a controlfile

Code:

CONTROLFILE="/u01/scripts/admin/filesystem.ctl"
SEARCH_PATH="`grep SEARCH_PATH $CONTROLFILE | awk -F: '{print $2}' `"
FILE_TYPE="`grep FILE_TYPE $CONTROLFILE | awk -F: '{print $2}' `"
DEL_RETENTION_SIZE="`grep DEL_RETENTION_SIZE $CONTROLFILE | awk -F: '{print $2}' `"

find $SEARCH_PATH/$FILE_TYPE -mtime +$DEL_RETENTION_SIZE

getting this error.

Code:

[oracle@jk1] $ find $SEARCH_PATH/$FILE_TYPE -mtime +$DEL_RETENTION_SIZE
find: 0652-086 Specify a decimal integer for -mtime
Usage: find [-H | -L] Path-list [Expression-list]

when running like this its running without issues

Code:

find $SEARCH_PATH/$FILE_TYPE -mtime +10

Moderator's Comments:

Use code tags please - you got a PM that explains how to use them.

Well, you should log an error and exit if [ "$DEL_RETENTION_SIZE" = "" ]!

can i have the exact command if possible

@javeedkaleem

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PS: I never like excess use of the clock, like mtime, for archiving. Pick a real date, touch CCYYMMDD0000 marker_file, and use find ! -newer marker_file. The results are repeatable and so testable, and you can tell users you archive files before CCYYMMDD.

Thanks for your quick response
it worked

Code:

find $SEARCH_PATH/$FILE_TYPE -mtime +"$DEL_RETENTION_SIZE"

i got the result which i was looking.

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need one more help if this command didnt returned any results as there may be no data
then i want to echo this message is there any way to do it

Code:

echo "No files found older then $DEL_RETENTION_SIZE Days old."

your help is really appreciated.

Kaleem

Moderator's Comments:

Again, use code tags, thanks.