Deleting Logs Based On Date

brando56894 · 2008-11-25 04:24:21

I have a lot of old logs in my /var/log directory that I always forget to delete and they just add to the clutter of the folder. How could I write a script that will delete a log if its older than, lets say, 2 weeks?

peart · 2008-11-25 05:31:41

I believe the cleanest way to achieve that would be to modify /etc/logrotate.conf.

# see "man logrotate" for details
# rotate log files weekly
weekly

# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
rotate 4

brando56894 · 2008-11-25 18:08:43

awesome thanks

.:B:. · 2008-11-25 18:49:23

An even better solution is to archive the logs - have logrotate gzip them and dump them in a subdir of /var/log, so you keep it clean. Logs might always come in handy .

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#1 2008-11-25 04:24:21

Deleting Logs Based On Date

#2 2008-11-25 05:31:41

Re: Deleting Logs Based On Date

#3 2008-11-25 18:08:43

Re: Deleting Logs Based On Date

#4 2008-11-25 18:49:23

Re: Deleting Logs Based On Date

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