ideas to refining this script

adam_blackice · 09-06-2007, 08:30 AM

this is script to remove directories that exist equal or older than 3 days

Code:

 #!/bin/bash

echo "Enter the name of the dir you want to check"

read dir

if [ -d $dir ]

then

        find $dir -type f -a -atime +10 -exec rm -i {} \;
else

echo "The Directory doesn't exist"

fi

#END

if any one has ideas that i can refine script with please give me a feedback with these refinements .

Thanks .

jim mcnamara · 09-06-2007, 01:42 PM

I think you want -mtime +3 not -atime +10

And a directory is -type d

Plus, rm -R -f $dir/* will do the same things as long as you check the mtime on the directory.

chrism01 · 09-10-2007, 10:43 PM

... and to remove a dir it's rmdir