Difference between revisions of "Find"
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=== Find largest files in given location === | === Find largest files in given location === | ||
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| − | + | # find /home/devops/Downloads/ -type f -exec du -Sh {} + | sort -rh | head -n 5 | |
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | === List and sort files or folders with find === | ||
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| + | # find . -type d -ls | sort -n -r | ||
| + | # find . -type f -ls | sort -n -r | ||
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=== Delete files older then X hours === | === Delete files older then X hours === | ||
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| − | + | # find /backup -name *.log -type f -mmin +360 -delete | |
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=== Delete files older then 30 days === | === Delete files older then 30 days === | ||
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| − | + | # find /backup -type f -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \; | |
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | === Use find to notify via email on recently changed files === | ||
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| + | # find ./*.log -type f -mmin -360 | xargs -n 1 -I % sh -c 'mail -s "MY LOG FILE - %" [email protected] < %' | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 8 October 2020
Contents
Find largest files in given location
# find /home/devops/Downloads/ -type f -exec du -Sh {} + | sort -rh | head -n 5
List and sort files or folders with find
# find . -type d -ls | sort -n -r # find . -type f -ls | sort -n -r
Delete files older then X hours
# find /backup -name *.log -type f -mmin +360 -delete
Delete files older then 30 days
# find /backup -type f -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \;
Use find to notify via email on recently changed files
# find ./*.log -type f -mmin -360 | xargs -n 1 -I % sh -c 'mail -s "MY LOG FILE - %" [email protected] < %'
