Delete files of a particular date.

Quick and efficient.


Remove -> ls -ltr | grep "May 23" | awk '{print "rm "$9" /disk1/oradata/arch/"}' | more

above command will list all the files that are having May 23 date as below:

rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29396.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29397.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29398.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29399.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29400.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29401.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29402.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29403.arc.gz
rm orcl_R676045126_T1_S29404.arc.gz

Command for actually doing the job i.e delete files:

Remove -> ls -ltr | grep "May 23" | awk '{print "rm "$9" /disk1/oradata/arch/"}' | sh –x

Use this carefully. Check twice before issuing the command, because sh –x will execute the output. i.e delete all files without a prompt.