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On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:38:40 -0500, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> The pertinent part of the script is: |
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> > # delete aged backup files, keeping 60 nightlies and 45 (5 days of) |
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> > hourlies rm $(ls -1t $MySQL_BACKUP_DIR_nightly/* | tail -n +61) |
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> > rm $(ls -1t $MySQL_BACKUP_DIR_hourly/* | tail -n +46) |
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> It works fine and does what it is supposed to, but the email I get as a |
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> result of the script running says only this in the body: |
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> rm: missing operand |
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> Try 'rm --help' for more information. |
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Do you have a file with an odd name in either of those directories, |
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particularly one starting with a - |
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You could try adding "echo rm $(ls -1t ..." to the script to see what it |
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is actually trying to run. |
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Or you could use find instead |
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find $MySQL_BACKUP_DIR_nightly -type f -mtime +60 -exec rm {} + |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The trouble with life is that you are halfway through it before you |
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realize it's a "do it yourself" thing. |
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