Delete 6 months old files

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi,

Iam trying to delete 6 months old files.
Iam using the following script

-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;
Iam getting an error saying -ctime not found.

2 
-ctime +190 -type f -exec echo rm {} \;

These are options of the find command, it should be something like:

find /your/path/ -ctime +190 -type f -exec rm {} \;

Try the command first without -exec rm {} \; to be shure you have the right output.

Regards

3

Thanks,

I tried with the command given by you.Its working.

Can u please tell me the steps in shell scripts for removing the file after every 6 months auomatically.

4

You can run this command with cron job, a link to a useful thread of Perderabo:

Regards

5

Thanks,

Actually I am very new to Unix so please tell in which directory shall I create this cron and what exension should I give

6

There are a lot of tutorials regarding cronjobs on the net, Google for cronjobs.

Regards

7

Hi

I want a shell command to create a text file