How Do I Delete 7 Days Old File in Linux?
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How do I delete 7 day old logs in Linux?

Explanation:

  1. find : the unix command for finding files/directories/links and etc.
  2. /path/to/ : the directory to start your search in.
  3. -type f : only find files.
  4. -name ‘*. …
  5. -mtime +7 : only consider the ones with modification time older than 7 days.
  6. -execdir …

24 февр. 2015 г.

How do I delete 5 days old files in Linux?

The second argument, -mtime, is used to specify the number of days old that the file is. If you enter +5, it will find files older than 5 days. The third argument, -exec, allows you to pass in a command such as rm. The {} ; at the end is required to end the command.

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