Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site convexs Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!convexs!hosking From: hosking@convexs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: file archiving Message-ID: <49600006@convexs> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 22:10:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convexs.49600006 Posted: Thu Aug 8 22:10:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 06:27:02 EDT References: <445@brl-tgr.ARPA> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:brl-tgr.ARPA:-44500:convexs:49600006:000:745 Nf-From: convexs.UUCP!hosking Aug 8 21:10:00 1985 > /* Written 4:04 pm Aug 5, 1985 by gwyn@BRL.ARPA in convexs:net.unix */ > /* ---------- "Re: file archiving" ---------- */ > $ # How to archive then delete user files not accessed for 90 days: > $ su > Password: > # cd name-of-user-filesystem > # find . ! -atime 90 -depth -print >/usr/tmp/FILELIST # find files . . . > do rm -f "$file" # delete files I hope you're doing this single user! Otherwise, it seems like you'd run the risk of having race conditions with someone updating files while you're doing the archiving/deleting. Perhaps not all that likely, but Murphy's been working overtime here lately. Doug Hosking Convex Computer Corp. Richardson, TX {allegra, ihnp4, uiucdcs}!convex!convexs!hosking