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Subject: Re: script to archive old files
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 14:26:01 +0400
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Michael Bartlett <michael@i-syt.com>
Newsgroups: lucky.freebsd.questions
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: script to archive old files


> hi there
> i'm running out of hdd space at a rapid rate
> i'm trying to figure out how to write a script that will
> 
>  - gzip all files in a directory that are older than 2 months
>  - email the gzip to me
>  - delete the files that were gzipped
> 
> the few attempts that i have made have been disasterous!
> i'm by no means a l33t ninja scrpiter!
> 
> could anyone lend a hand please?
> cheers
> mike

You can find some good examples in /etc/periodic and
then write your own.


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