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# 36  
Old 02-26-2007
guys,

any updates
# 37  
Old 02-26-2007
Hmmm..looks strange to me..anyways give me output of this..

#!/bin/bash
Keepdate=`/bin/ls -ult --full-time| sed 1d | head -1 | awk '{ print $6 }' | awk -F"-" '{print $1}'`-

echo $Keepdate

/bin/ls -ult --full-time | grep -v "$Keepdate"
# 38  
Old 02-28-2007
Question
I need to keep files for X days from latest date (not just one day)
# 39  
Old 02-28-2007
Question
I need to keep files for X days from latest date (not just one day)
on a linux system Smilie
# 40  
Old 02-28-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by gopidesaboyina
Hmmm..looks strange to me..anyways give me output of this..

#!/bin/bash
Keepdate=`/bin/ls -ult --full-time| sed 1d | head -1 | awk '{ print $6 }' | awk -F"-" '{print $1}'`-

echo $Keepdate

/bin/ls -ult --full-time | grep -v "$Keepdate"
is it possible to keep files for X days from latest date ???
# 41  
Old 03-01-2007
Hi can anyone tell me ?
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