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Old 01-08-2008
Reg: delete older files from ftp
Hi,

I want to delete older files from ftp server.
(files which are more than 5 days old).


Please advice

Thanks ,
sam
# 2  
Old 01-08-2008
Code:
find /your/ftp/filesystem -mtime +5 -type f -exec rm {} \;

use with caution
# 3  
Old 01-09-2008
find will work in ftp????

could u confirm??

regards,
Sumith
# 4  
Old 01-09-2008
no. run that directly on the ftp server.
 
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