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Özzesh
Özzesh

Reputation: 817

script to calculate directory size and delete the oldest log inside if crosses the threshold usage?

script to calculate directory size and delete the oldest log inside if crosses the threshold usage? There is a log rotation inside this folder and it the size crosses the threshold limit say 10GB I want to delete the some oldest file . Help me with the script. I know how to delete the files older than x days but I want to set threshold limit and delete some old log.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 182

Answers (1)

DevSolar
DevSolar

Reputation: 70391

du tells you disk usage. For finding files older than x days, use find with -ctime or -mtime. The -delete option to find deletes the found files directly.

(Yes I know this isn't a complete answer. Neither is this a complete question.)

Upvotes: 1

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