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Old 09-26-2015
Need shell script to check file
Hi Experts,

I am not good in writing script. Just stared.I am looking for shell script to check following parameters.

1) Number of files on remote Linux SUSE server.- Any directory and sub directory.
2) I should define number of files in script. Files should be variable.
3) Age of the file. File should not sit in directory for more than 4 hrs. Hours are variable.

Thanks in Advance.

Disha
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Old 09-27-2015
You need to know the following to start with:
1. findcommand. With the -type f you can list out recursively all the files that are present in a given directory (and its sub-dirs).
2. How to handle positional arguments. This is useful in parameterising your script.
3. statdetails of a file. This is useful in knowing the last modification time of file.
4. rm command to delete the file if its more than 4 hrs.
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Old 09-27-2015
Sounds like homework.
If so, please read the according guides (sticky in following -) and post in thread: https://www.unix.com/homework-and-coursework-questions/

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