Removing specific files

twantrd · 03-01-2004, 12:43 AM

Hi,

I have a lot of log files in '/var/log'. For example I have:

syslog.
syslog.0
syslog.1.gz
syslog.2.gz
syslog.3.gz
syslog.4.gz
syslog.5.gz
syslog.6.gz
syslog.7.gz
syslog.8.gz

How do I remove JUST syslog.5.gz - syslog.8.gz? Thanks for your help!

-twantrd

acid_kewpie · 03-01-2004, 04:56 AM

rm syslog.5.gz syslog.6.gz syslog.7.gz syslog.8.gz

these files are typically handled by logrotate, if you dont want as many stored, change logrotate.conf

SciYro · 03-01-2004, 06:02 AM

rm syslog.[5-8].gz

twantrd · 03-01-2004, 04:49 PM

Ahh yes!! Thank you very much guys!

-twantrd