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Old 01-17-2012
Code:
while :
do
  FSUSAGE=$(df -k|grep '/sybase'|awk '{print $6}'|tr -d %)
  if [ $FSUSAGE -ge 94 ]; then
    rm -r /sybase/logs/*
  fi
  #sleep 2
done

Uncomment sleep command if you need that script to check file system every 2 seconds.


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