need shell backup sript

maxut · 10-09-2004, 08:54 AM

hello all,
i have a win2k server and linux (redhat 8.0) box. A database service runs in win box and it backups data everyday.
i m wanted to copy that files that in win2k server to linux box. so i think that i will have to use smbfs to get files. but i am also wanted to delete old backups which are located in windows, keeping last 7 backup files then send mail to someone about the result of backup. i know a little about bash shell. i can delete than 7 days old files by checking modify time like that:
$find /mnt/backup -mtime +7 -type f -exec rm -f -- {} \;
but i must delete older files than last 7 backup files. if a trouble occur copying backup files, all of backup files can be deleted. im stuck here. i think i can do sending mails and other things.
anyone can help me pls?

thnx..

rkmalik · 10-09-2004, 11:49 AM

Sorry what was the question ?

maxut · 10-12-2004, 10:54 AM

i solved the trouble myself

here it is. maybe someone will need it

it checks gbk files in source dir, and deletes olders by modifying time if there are more than 7 gbk files

Code:

source_dir=/path/to/gbk/files
file_q=$(ls $source_dir|grep -ci ".gbk$")

if [ $file_q -gt 7 ] ; then
let fark=$file_q-7
while [ ! $fark = 0 ] ; do
sil=$(ls -rt1 $source_dir|grep -i ".gbk$" -m 1)
rm -f $source_dir/$sil
let fark=fark-1
done