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# 1  
Old 08-29-2008
Delete 6 months old files
Hi,

Iam trying to delete 6 months old files.
Iam using the following script

-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;
Iam getting an error saying -ctime not found.


# 2  
Old 08-29-2008
Code:
-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;

These are options of the find command, it should be something like:

Code:
find /your/path/ -ctime +190 -type f -exec rm {} \;

Try the command first without -exec rm {} \; to be shure you have the right output.

Regards
# 3  
Old 08-29-2008
Delete 6 monhs old data
Thanks,

I tried with the command given by you.Its working.

Can u please tell me the steps in shell scripts for removing the file after every 6 months auomatically.
# 4  
Old 09-02-2008
You can run this command with cron job, a link to a useful thread of Perderabo:

https://www.unix.com/answers-frequent...n-crontab.html

Regards
# 5  
Old 09-04-2008
Thanks,

Actually I am very new to Unix so please tell in which directory shall I create this cron and what exension should I give
# 6  
Old 09-04-2008
There are a lot of tutorials regarding cronjobs on the net, Google for cronjobs.

Regards
# 7  
Old 09-10-2008
Hi

I want a shell command to create a text file
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