Shell scirpt for log file mgmt

chand.admn · 09-23-2009, 12:50 AM

Hi ,

I am new bie to shell scripting.

I need a shell script for LINUX and SOLARIS that will check for last modification date of all the files in a particluar folder and will move the files to /tmp which have been created/modified 2 months before.

Please help me in this regard.

Babu.

slakmagik · 09-23-2009, 01:23 AM

Look into logrotate - or apparently logadm on Solaris if that's better for you. Otherwise, just read the 'find' and 'mv' manuals and stick the resulting stuff in cron. It's easy enough to do a barebones version and only you can know how flexible/detailed you want it.

Oh, and welcome to LQ!

chand.admn · 09-23-2009, 05:02 AM

Hello,

Thanks for the reply, I am aware of mv , ls such type of commands,

Could you please give the script how would you be able to perform tha acitivity with mv and ls alone.

catkin · 09-23-2009, 05:52 AM

Let's see your attempts first. Generally LQ gives a "helping hand", not a "hand out".

David the H. · 09-23-2009, 06:35 AM

Some useful beginners tutorials:

LinuxCommand.org
Bash Guide for Beginners
Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial

And a simple search through the archives or google should turn up info on how to use find to filter files by modification date.

chand.admn · 09-23-2009, 11:37 PM

Thanks