From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 22 06:52:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3960216A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:52:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23F9743D41 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:52:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id E69F211E8B6; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:52:46 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:52:46 -0800 From: Bill Campbell To: Bill Campbell , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031222145246.GA56240@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: Bill Campbell , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20031219165302.GA51410@ns2.wananchi.com> <20031219190055.GD85955@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <20031221120650.GB4588@mutare.noc.clara.net> <20031221205822.GB2951@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <20031222105537.GI22954@mutare.noc.clara.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031222105537.GI22954@mutare.noc.clara.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Managing Maildirs X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:52:48 -0000 On Mon, Dec 22, 2003, Ollie Cook wrote: >On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 12:58:22PM -0800, Bill Campbell wrote: >> >Using '-delete' rather than 'find ... | xargs rm' should be more efficient >> >still: >> > >> > find /home/*/Maildir/.Trash -type f -mtime +30 -delete >> >> Hmmm. That would be nice, but it seems to be BSD-centric. I don't see the >> ``-delete'' option in any version of find I have around, certainly not in >> the find from gnu: >> gfind . -name xxxxyyyyzzz -delete >> gfind: invalid predicate `-delete' > >Well, forgive me, but this is a FreeBSD-centric mailing list. :) That's true, but I learned a long time ago to avoid ``features'' specific to any vendor as using them only causes me grief on other systems. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ When the customer has beaten upon you long enough, give him what he asks for, instead of what he needs. This is very strong medicine, and is normally only required once. -- The Consultant's Curse: