On Aug 22, 2007, at 12:32 AM, Henrik Krohns 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. > > And what is the reason to do it the "less more painful" way? > >> 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. > > ... xargs is designed to do that by default. > > And followups to Unix 101, cheers.
I guess no mailing list would be complete without at least one person with a serious attitude problem. Cheers indeed. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/