On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 09:44:30AM +0000, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > I'm trying to construct an automated bash find->delete script to clear > out 3 file share processing areas on our server. > > I call the script using the following sytax: > ./deleter.sh /dir 5 > with the idea that all files in /dir and its subdirectories are deleted > if they were last accessed more than 5 days ago. > > While the find line runs perfectly on the command line, the script > works, but returns the following error: > > ./deleter.sh: 1: No such file or directory > > I'd be grateful for some help to track down the problem. Yes, my bash is > installed in /bin/bash! > > Cheers > Rory > > ---- > > #!/bin/bash > DIR=$1 > DTIME=$2 > if [ ! $DIR ] || [ ! $DTIME ] || [ $DTIME < 1 ] ^^ ?? You probably meant: if [ ! "$DIR" ] || [ ! "$DTIME" ] || [ "$DTIME" -lt 1 ] The quotes will ensure that it actually can check for missing parameters. And '<' is used for redirecting input, not comparing... PS: Have a look at tmpreaper - I suspect that most debian systems have that installed. It has a plethora of options and should be able to do what you want. Why write it yourself if somebody else has already? HTH -- Karl E. Jørgensen karl@jorgensen.com www.karl.jorgensen.com Please study http://www.rfc855.org
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