RE: [cobalt-users] deleteing old files

["Chris Demain" <cdemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

man find

here are some interesting options (tip of the iceberg):
      -mmin n
              File's data was last modified n minutes ago.

       -mtime n
              File's data was last modified n*24 hours ago.

       -name pattern
              Base of file name (the path with the leading direc­
              tories removed) matches shell pattern pattern.  The
              metacharacters  (`*', `?', and `[]') do not match a
              `.' at the start of the base  name.   To  ignore  a
              directory  and  the files under it, use -prune; see
              an example in the description of -path.

       -newer file
              File was modified more recently than file.   -newer
              is affected by -follow only if -follow comes before
              -newer on the command line.


find . -type f --some_options | xargs rm



> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Thomas Hodkin
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:29 PM
> To: Cobalt-Users (E-mail)
> Subject: [cobalt-users] deleteing old files
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>
>  hi does anyone if there is a way to delete file out of a specified
> directory if they are older then  a required date
>
> thanks
>
> Tom Hodkin
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