On 2002.06.05 23:15 Jesse Angell wrote: > Here is my script > #!/bin/sh > > instance=${1:-palace} > root=${2:-/home/angeleyez/palaceserver} > cp $root/$instance/psdata/pserver.pat > $root/$instance/psdata/backup/pserver`date +%y%m%d`.pat > cp $root/$instance/psdata/pserver.prefs > $root/$instance/psdata/backup/pserver`date +%y%m%d`.prefs > > This script is ran daily. The one thing that I need to do is set it so > after those are 5 days old the script deletes them. ( the backups) as it > would become hectic after a few months. > How do I have it delete the files that are 5 days old?
Use the find command to find stuff based on it's age? But you could be better served using something like the logrotate program. Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list