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approved by Jean-François Pillou
Try the following command to automatically delete files at the root of a directory. This command can be saved in a .bat file and scheduled with scheduled tasks.
forfiles /p "PATH" /s /d -30 /c "cmd /c del @file : date >= 30 days >NUL"
Change "PATH" with the path where you want the files to be deleted. If there are no spaces in the path you dont need the "-symbol.
forfiles /p "PATH" /s /d -30 /c "cmd /c del @file : date >= 30 days >NUL"
Change "PATH" with the path where you want the files to be deleted. If there are no spaces in the path you dont need the "-symbol.
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Please, Exercise caution with the above command!!!
Finding all the old files starting up from your root folder and excluding the old files Is really NOT a good idea!!!
Substitute ./ with the path of your choice and be smart enough not to put a system or config folder in the way of this command.
Finding all the old files starting up from your root folder and excluding the old files Is really NOT a good idea!!!
Substitute ./ with the path of your choice and be smart enough not to put a system or config folder in the way of this command.
The following windows script will move files older than a given date from C:\folder1 to C:\folder2. By older, I am assuming that they are not modified after a certain date. The date is passed in the format yyyymmdd . When files are moved to folder2, they are automatically deleted from folder1.
The script is in biterscripting. Download biterscripting from http://www.biterscripting.com . Save the script as C:\Scripts\movefiles.txt. Start biterscripting. Call the script as
The above will move files that have not been modified since June 13, 2009 (30 days before today).
Sen
# Script movefiles.txt
# Input argument - date
var str date
# Get a list of files not modified since $date.
var str list ; lf -n "*" "C:\folder1" ( ($ftype == "f") AND ($fmtime < $date) ) > $list
# Move files one by one.
while ($list <> "")
do
var str file ; lex "1" $list > $file
system move $file "C:\folder2"
done
The script is in biterscripting. Download biterscripting from http://www.biterscripting.com . Save the script as C:\Scripts\movefiles.txt. Start biterscripting. Call the script as
script movefiles.txt date("20090613")
The above will move files that have not been modified since June 13, 2009 (30 days before today).
Sen
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This script will do exactly what you need. I will assume that these report files are in folder "C:/hourly reports". I am adding comments so you can follow the logic.
Script is in biterscripting. Test it first on a test folder. Change "C:/hourly reports" in the script to correct path. Double quotes are required around paths. To test, save the script in file C:/Scripts/HourlyDelete.txt, then enter the following command in biterscripting.
Once you know it's working, schedule the following command in task scheduler to run hourly.
> We generate about 1000 reports per hour on our webserver and > run a nightly script to remove these files. Unfortunately, that is not often enough > and need to have a script that we can run every hour > that removes old files (older than say 1 hr). > Can someone steer me to a solution that uses the system time, > and removes files from our "reports" directory that are older? Thx in Advance
This script will do exactly what you need. I will assume that these report files are in folder "C:/hourly reports". I am adding comments so you can follow the logic.
# Script HourlyDelete.txt
# Go to reports folder.
cd "C:/hourly reports"
# Collect a list of files that were CREATED more than an hour ago.
var str list, file
lf -r -n "*" "." ( $fctime < addtime(diff("-10000")) ) > $list
# Delete each file in $list one by one.
while ($list <> "")
do
lex "1" $list > $file
echo -e "DEBUG: Deleting file " $file
system del ("\""+$file+"\"")
done
Script is in biterscripting. Test it first on a test folder. Change "C:/hourly reports" in the script to correct path. Double quotes are required around paths. To test, save the script in file C:/Scripts/HourlyDelete.txt, then enter the following command in biterscripting.
script "C:/Scripts/HourlyDelete.txt"
Once you know it's working, schedule the following command in task scheduler to run hourly.
"C:/biterScripting/biterScripting.exe" "C:/Scripts/HourlyDelete.txt"
We want to move ( not DELET ) log files after every 5 minutes form one location to another.
But also we do not want to move the log file which is currently active.
Means we want to move the logfiles which are 5 minutes older than System Date.
Can we get the Windows Script for the same, which we can use in the windows scheduler.
But also we do not want to move the log file which is currently active.
Means we want to move the logfiles which are 5 minutes older than System Date.
Can we get the Windows Script for the same, which we can use in the windows scheduler.
We want to move ( not DELET ) log files after every 5 minutes form one location to another. But also we do not want to move the log file which is currently active. Means we want to move the logfiles which are 5 minutes older than System Date. Can we get the Windows Script for the same, which we can use in the windows scheduler.
Hi Ami:
When you say "5 minutes older than system date", I assume you refere to file modification time ?
Here is the windows script in biterscripting.
# Script MoveLog5min.txt
var str source, destination, pattern
# Create a time string that represents "5 minutes earlier" (subtract 05 mins, 00 seconds from current time).
var str time
set $time = addtime(diff("-0500"))
# Collect a list of files matching $pattern in folder $source whose modification time is earlier than $time.
var str list, file
lf -n $pattern $source ( ($ftype=="f") AND ($fmtime < $time) ) > $list
# Go thru files one by one.
while ($list <> "")
do
# Get the next file.
lex "1" $list > $file
# Move file to $destination.
system -s ("move /Y \""+$file+"\" \""+$destination+"\"")
done
Save the script in file "C:/Scripts/MoveLog5min.txt", start biterscripting, enter the following command.
script "C:/Scripts/MoveLog5min.txt" source("C:/Log Directory") destination("C:/Moved Log Directory") pattern("*.log")
This will move all files matching name "*.log" which have not been modified in the last 5 minutes from source folder "C:/Log Directory" to destination folder "C:/Moved Log Directory" .
Test it first. When all working, schedule the following command in task scheduler.
"C:/biterscripting/biterscripting.exe" "C:/Scripts/MoveLog5min.txt" source("C:/Log Directory") destination("C:/Moved Log Directory") pattern("*.log")
(Just replace the command word 'script' to the path of biterscripting executable.)
Do let me know how this works out for you.
:: Recursively delete log files older than 180 days from PATH
forfiles /M *.log /P "PATH" /S /D -180 /C "cmd /c del /F /Q @path"