how to exempt path from housekeeping for 8 days

redhatwannabe · 02-16-2018, 07:47 PM

Dear Sir/Mdm,

Code:

/home/oracle/dba/scripts/memory/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/rman_backup/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/nls_characteterset/log/*.log

I have a list of *.log that need to be deleted after 8 days except /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.log

How do I exclude /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.log from being deleted after 8 days

Code:

export FIND="/usr/bin/find"
export script_base="${HOME}/dba/scripts"
export script_level=5

export DAYS=8
let "MIN=${DAYS}*24*60"

$FIND "${script_base}" -maxdepth "${script_level}" -path "{$script_base}/backup/remote_ops/log" -prune -o "\*.log" -mmin +"${MIN}" -exec rm {} \;

when I run the code I come across the following:

Code:

/usr/bin/find: paths must precede expression: \*.log
Usage: /usr/bin/find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]

so how do I exclude /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log from being deleted after 8 days?

many thanks in advance

TB0ne · 02-17-2018, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redhatwannabe

Dear Sir/Mdm,

Code:

/home/oracle/dba/scripts/memory/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/rman_backup/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.log
/home/oracle/dba/scripts/nls_characteterset/log/*.log

I have a list of *.log that need to be deleted after 8 days except /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.logHow do I exclude /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log/*.log from being deleted after 8 days

Code:

export FIND="/usr/bin/find"
export script_base="${HOME}/dba/scripts"
export script_level=5

export DAYS=8
let "MIN=${DAYS}*24*60"

$FIND "${script_base}" -maxdepth "${script_level}" -path "{$script_base}/backup/remote_ops/log" -prune -o "\*.log" -mmin +"${MIN}" -exec rm {} \;

when I run the code I come across the following:

Code:

/usr/bin/find: paths must precede expression: \*.log
Usage: /usr/bin/find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]

so how do I exclude /home/oracle/dba/scripts/backup/transfer/log from being deleted after 8 days?

You use the correct syntax for the find command, which you have not. You've been asking about scripting/find for at least three years now. I suggest you go back to your previous threads about find/scripting, and apply what you've been told in the past, read the man page on "find", and check out the MANY bash scripting tutorials you can easily find.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...me-4175562243/

MadeInGermany · 02-22-2018, 01:15 PM

You certainly want -name "*.log" i.e. you missed the -name.
Consider to augment it with -type f.