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# 8  
Old 04-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyFullerMalv
Do:
Code:
# find . -type f -mtime +60` -exec rm {} \;

I would be inclined to replace the "." with the full path and precede find with "cd <dirname> && " where <dirname> is the full path also, as well so this does not wreak havoc in unintended locations!
Did cd && thing in 1986. I will never forget wiping out the wrong files. Fortunately I had a complete backup. Never made this mistake again.
# 9  
Old 04-01-2009
cd &&
Can anybody please explain what

cd && --- means

and how it should be used with find command.
# 10  
Old 04-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by siquadri
Can anybody please explain what

cd && --- means

and how it should be used with find command.
&& is the LOGICAL AND operator.

So find would come after the &&.

The cd before.

cd /mydir && find . -type f -atime +60 -exec ls -lu {}\;

The above will produce a long list of files that have not been accessed in 60 days. The ls -lu lists with the access or used time. Not a bad idea to do this as a prep test before any find that removes.

It is suggested that a more reliable way would be.

find /mydir -type f -atime +60 -exec rm -f {} \;
# 11  
Old 04-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by hollywood
&& is the LOGICAL AND operator.

So find would come after the &&.

The cd before.

cd /mydir && find . -type f -atime +60 -exec ls -lu {}\;

The above will produce a long list of files that have not been accessed in 60 days. The ls -lu lists with the access or used time. Not a bad idea to do this as a prep test before any find that removes.

It is suggested that a more reliable way would be.

find /mydir -type f -atime +60 -exec rm -f {} \;
I want to use find command such that it deletes only files in present directory and not recursively.
How can this be achieved .Appreciate response.
# 12  
Old 04-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by siquadri
I want to use find command such that it deletes only files in present directory and not recursively.
How can this be achieved .Appreciate response.
When I do a man find on my CentOS system I find there is a -maxdepth argument.

so adding the following to the find command will do the current directory.

-maxdepth 1

This yields files in the format ./file_name
# 13  
Old 04-01-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by hollywood
When I do a man find on my CentOS system I find there is a -maxdepth argument.

so adding the following to the find command will do the current directory.

-maxdepth 1

This yields files in the format ./file_name

Thanks hollywood
# 14  
Old 04-02-2009
I think we will find that the output "ls -lu" will have been affected by the action of the find command?
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