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Script to check a folder, print the files then delete those files
I am looking for some guidance on creating a script that will check a specific folder, print all documents (if any) and then delete those documents. I would also like to run this script as a cron job. ...
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Cron to delete particular file(s) from a specific directory
I am new to shell scripting. I am trying to write a cron for unix shell that will delete some files, say after 2 weeks or after 1 month from a specific directory.
/somedir1/somedir2/
if(somedir2) ...
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How do I enable locate and queue the database to be built?
On a new Ubuntu 10.4 instance, I tried to use the locate command only to receive the error
locate: can not stat () `/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db': No such file or directory
from using this command ...
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How can I delete all files in a folder that haven't been accessed in a certain amount of time?
I'd like to run a nightly cron job that deletes all the files in a folder that haven't been accessed in a week or more. What is the most efficient way to do this in bash?
