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# 50  
Old 03-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by j_panky
here is the result -
find: warning: you have specified the -depth option after a non-option argument -type, but options are not positional (-depth affects tests specified before it as well as those specified after it). Please specify options before other arguments.

Yes, I edited the code to fix the order.
Quote:
removed directory: `/home/uat/2010-03-21'

So, it worked.
# 51  
Old 03-22-2010
No No it didnt worked..
Please check the result again.

here is the result -
Quote:
find: warning: you have specified the -depth option after a non-option argument -type, but options are not positional (-depth affects tests specified before it as well as those specified after it). Please specify options before other arguments.

find: /home/uat/os+n: Permission denied
removed '/home/uat/at_08-34.dmp'
removed '/home/uat/at_08-34.exp'
removed directory: /home/uat/2010-03-21'
Last edited by j_panky; 03-22-2010 at 07:10 AM..
# 52  
Old 03-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by j_panky
No No it didnt worked..
Please check the result again.

here is the result -

Please put code and the output of commands inside [code] tags; [quote] tags are for quoting the previous message.
Quote:

Code:
find: warning: you have specified the -depth option after a non-option argument -type,
but options are not positional (-depth affects tests specified before it as well as those
specified after it). Please specify options before other arguments.


That has been fixed in the code I posted:
Code:
dir=`date +%Y-%m-%d --date='1 day ago'`
find /home/uat -depth -type d -name "$dir" -exec rm -vrf {} \;

Quote:
Code:
find: /home/xelusuat/os+n: Permission denied
removed '/home/uat/at_08-34.dmp'
removed '/home/uat/at_08-34.exp'
removed directory: /home/uat/2010-03-21'


The code I posted would not have removed '/home/uat/at_08-34.dmp' and '/home/uat/at_08-34.exp', nor would it have tried to remove '/home/xelusuat/os+n'
# 53  
Old 03-22-2010
Sorry typo error again. it did removed the files in the folder for 2010-03-21.by mistake while typing i removed the folder for those files.it should hv been removed '/home/uat/2010-03-21/at_08-34.dmp'
removed '/home/uat/2010-03-21/at_08-34.exp'
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No it didnt deleted the '/home/xelusuat/os+n' directory.
This means it throwing an error -
Code:
find: /home/uat/os+n: Permission denied

# 54  
Old 03-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by j_panky
Sorry typo error again. it did removed the files in the folder for 2010-03-21
-----
No it didnt deleted the '/home/xelusuat/os+n' directory.
This means it throwing an error -
Code:
find: /home/uat/os+n: Permission denied


Yes, the error was caused by your typo. The code I posted would not have tried to delete it.
# 55  
Old 03-22-2010
but this is an error as this message should not be displayed on screen
'it shud simply search 2010-03-21 and just delete it including files in it..

Your code ofcourse delete files and folder but with an error message of permission denied.
As this is only the path the folder gets created and everyday i have to delete the previous day folder manually i want to put this is cron..
i dont want that message to occur.

---------- Post updated at 04:29 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:56 PM ----------

pls suggest.
Last edited by j_panky; 03-22-2010 at 07:34 AM..
# 56  
Old 03-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by j_panky
pls suggest.

I suggest you use the code I posted. None of your errors are the result of running that code. Any errors are because you made a typo or other change.
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