Cron Job for Linux To Delete Files Older Than X Days

In this article I will show example of cron job for Linux to delete files older than 10 days.

How to Edit Crontab file

To edit or create new crontab file, type the following command:

$ crontab -e

In crontab editor type:

0 0 * * * /usr/bin/find /target_directory -name "*.txt" -type f -mtime +10 -exec rm -f {} \;

Change /target_directory and “*.txt” as you need.

Cron expression 0 0 * * * means cron job will run every day at 12:00 AM.

You can read more about cronjob.