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Old 05-24-2012
Removing a range of files in a directory..
Hi all,

Disclosure: I am very new to Unix, but eager to learn..

I've been tasked with transferring logs to a remote server. After I've verified these logs have transferred correctly I have to remove the source files. The naming scheme is:

/directory/2012.05.01
/directory/2012.05.02
..and so on for multiple years.

I tried:
find /directory/name -type f -iname "2012.04.[04-30]" -exec rm -f {} \;
Please go easy on me Smilie like I said I'm very new and work by myself on graveyard. So other than google have little to no one to turn to. Any pointers are greatly appreciated..

Thanks,
-J
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Old 05-25-2012
Please post what Operating System and version you are running and what Shell you use.

Is the log file transfer and verification scripted? If so, then that script would be the best place to remove the source file?

I suspect that nobody has responded to this thread because there the context and criteria are too vague.
 
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