Linux Shell Script To Delete Files Older Than 7 Days
Below i will show basic Linux shell script for Delete Files Older Than 7 Days in Linux. Of course you can change amount of days as you need.
Also it possible implement this script as cron job for running by schedule.
Ok, lets create new file and make it executable with command chmod:
# touch cleanup.sh # chmod +x cleanup.sh
Then edit new script file and fill:
#!/bin/bash
DIR="/dir"
DAYSOLD="7"
cd $DIR
find $DIR -mtime +$DAYSOLD -type f -exec rm -v {} \;
For testing this script before actual delete files (without execution rm) you can use: find $DIR -mtime +$DAYSOLD -type f
Where is:
DIR – directory where is your files need to delete
DAYSOLD – how many days old files should be deleted, so you can put any number of days
-v – verbose
# ./cleanup.sh
As result script fill be fond and delete files older than X days.
