Bash script to move spammy mails

cameleon666 · 12-08-2014, 08:02 AM

I am trying to write bash script wich can cleanup my whoole server from spam emails that already are present in my client's folders. I would need this script to do,

Check recursively directory /var/qmail/mailnames/* for array of keywords if files with keyword has been found go two levels up to and move files there.

I have started to write something like this, but it will not work as i need. First thing is that i get Argument list too log.

Code:

grep -lir 'discount' /var/qmail/mailanmes/* | xargs mv -t /var/qmail/

TenTenths · 12-08-2014, 08:48 AM

Code:

man xargs

and take a look at -n

cameleon666 · 12-08-2014, 11:08 AM

I could not sort it out. It was not problem of an -n parameter. Script was working if there was small amount of files, but wheen it had 80k files in directory it just wasn't doing anything.

chrism01 · 12-11-2014, 04:17 AM

The '*' gets expanded by the shell and hits a size limit.
Consider looping eg using 'for file in $(find var/qmail/mailanmes/ -type f) ...
If speed is really a concern, think about multiple jobs for files starting with different chars and/or use a faster lang like Perl.

pan64 · 12-11-2014, 04:19 AM

what about:
grep -lir 'discount' /var/qmail/mailanmes | xargs mv -t /var/qmail/