[SOLVED] Exclude directories with find to clean up a filesystem running redhat6.6.

linux_nerd · 08-25-2015, 03:08 PM

Hello all, I want to keep my system clean and in order so I have decided to write a script that will remove files that have not been accessed in 20 days. What I need help doing is excluding certain directories. Here is code I plan on using to accomplish this, I have not found anything that points me to how to exclude a directory.

Code:

find /tmp -type f -mtime +20 -delete

goumba · 08-26-2015, 08:00 AM

Oh, this one's gonna be fun.

Code:

find /tmp -type d -iname "<directory>" -prune -o -type f -mtime +20 -delete

Repeat -type d -iname "<directory>" -prune -o for each desired directory to keep. I'd replace -delete the first few times with -print to make sure it behaves as you want.

Oh you can use grep,

Code:

find /tmp -type f -mtime +20 -delete | grep -v -E '<directory_to_keep>|<dir2>|..|<dirN>' | xargs rm -f

Must be single quotes, or the shell's going to do it's expansion thing and the results will not be what you want.

goumba · 08-26-2015, 08:14 AM

I figured a one liner would suffice.

Alas, now you've got me thinking, damn you, that I could write a pretty neat script around this. I don't have the time now, but if no one else posts one, maybe I will later.

linux_nerd · 08-26-2015, 09:05 AM

Sorry to get you thinking LOL, but thanks for the pointers

Habitual · 08-26-2015, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goumba

I figured a one liner would suffice.

Alas, now you've got me thinking, damn you, that I could write a pretty neat script around this. I don't have the time now, but if no one else posts one, maybe I will later.

tmpwatch?

goumba · 08-26-2015, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

tmpwatch?

Now you ruined my fun

I actually didn't know that existed and was going to write a script, but no need to now.