Script to keep todays files based on Timestamp

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi i need to keep todays files based on timestamp and archive the remaining files

ex:

Managerial_Country_PRD_20150907.csv
Managerial_Country_PRD_20150907.csv
Managerial_Country_PRD_20150906.csv
 Managerial_Country_PRD_20150905.csv
2

What - except for double posting - have you tried so far?

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3

Hello ram1228,

Following may help you in same.

DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
for i in *.csv
do
    if [[ $i == "Managerial_Country_PRD_"$DATE".csv" ]]
    then
          B=1
    else
          echo "mv $i"
    fi
done

You can put it into a script and execute it. Once you are happy with results you can remove echo above.

Thanks,
R. Singh

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4

IF I have two files with different names like

 Physical_Location_PRD_20150907.csv
 Managerial_Country_PRD_20150907.csv
Physical_Location_PRD_20150906.csv
 Managerial_Country_PRD_20150906.csv

then I want to keep todays files....

5

Hello Ram,

You could try following code then, may help you. Let me know if you have any queries.

DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
for i in *.csv
do
    if [[ $i == *$DATE".csv" ]]
    then
          B=1
    else
          echo "mv $i"
    fi
done

EDIT: You can use as follows too find command.

DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
find -type f -iname "*.csv" ! \( -name "*$DATE.csv" \) 2>/dev/null

Thanks,
R. Singh

6

Hi Rudic,

I have tried with -mtime , but never worked on timestamp in file .

7

-mtime in what context?
Howsoever, did RavinderSingh13's proposal solve your problem? Then please tag the thread "solved". If not, please describe in detail WHAT is missing.

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