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Old 03-10-2009
Delete File 5 Min old in Unix (Bourne Shell)??
Guys,

I am writing a script to delete files 5 min old in Sun Os Unix.

find . -name "*.txt" -mtime +1 -print

I could find an equivalent command to look for files which are 5 min old. i tried -mmin option it didn't work either.

Can any body trow a light on this.


Cheers Smilie
SSmilie
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Old 03-10-2009
Try this:
find . "*.txt" -type f -mtime +1 -exec del {} \;
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Old 03-10-2009
Doesn't work either. -mtime +1 calculates the number of day, i am looking for minutes.
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Old 03-10-2009
Use -mmin , man find
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Old 03-10-2009
So you need to leave only the files modified/created in the last 5 minutes?

If the files are in the same directory:

Code:
perl -e'(5/1440) < -M and unlink for glob "*"'

But be careful! Backup your data and test the command with print instead of unlink first!


Code:
perl -e'(5/1440) < -M and print for glob "*"'

... and adjust the glob appropriately.

Let me know if you need a recursive solution.
Last edited by radoulov; 03-10-2009 at 05:25 PM.. Reason: corrected, > to < ...
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Old 03-10-2009
Thanks Radoulov. It worked.

Cheers Smilie
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