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# 8  
Old 10-17-2016
There is -mtime +10 that requires the files to be >10 days old.
Omit that so it will compress all files!
# 9  
Old 10-17-2016
The operators between ( ) are only for filters , not for actions.
See finally my original solution should fit.
You can enhanced it this way
Code:
# gzip -q suppresses useless warnings
find /mydir  -type f    -mtime +10 -exec gzip -q {} +
find /mydir  -name '*.gz' -mtime +365 -delete

Regarding performance and security on this topic, you shoud have a look at this page on gnu Finding Files
Last edited by blastit.fr; 10-17-2016 at 06:26 PM.. Reason: review for improvement
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