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hardeep_ubhi

11-16-2004 01:57 AM

delete files date wise

how can i delete/remove files in linux using rm command data wise.eg i want to remove all files created before 25 oct 04 . thanx

ToniT

11-16-2004 02:07 AM

see: "man find"

eg.

Code:

find -ctime +10 -exec echo rm '{}' ';'

Prints lines: "rm foo", where foo is a file that is created 10 days ago
or before that. (Take the "echo" word away to actually run the command instead of just printing it).

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