> On Aug 21, 2007, at 5:47 PM, MrC wrote: > >>> And what can I do to manage this directory so that I only keep 30 > >>> days worth > >>> of message zipped? > >> > >> Uhh: > >> > >> # find /var/virusmails -ctime +30 -exec rm -f {} \; > > > > Oh, careful. This will cause a enormous number of exec's for a > > directory with an enormous number of files. > > > > Better to use: > > > > # find /var/virusmails -ctime +30 -print | xargs /bin/rm -f > > Very true, but running it more frequently will be much less > painful. I believe xargs does have an option to limit the number of > parameters to assemble from stdin to avoid blowing past the maximum > command line length...Ahh yes (looking at the man page) -L <num> does > that. > > The find(1) utility in GNU findutils has a -delete option which > makes it even easier, but that's not quite universal. > > -Dave
Thank you Dave and Gary, It works like a charm. :) I will use that and make use of cronjob to run every night. Justin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/