Summary: A bash script for (log) file retention.
Date: 27 Jun 2011
Refactor: 16 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.

This is a simple retention script used on SLES. It can be easily modified to add directories for cleanup.

#!/bin/bash
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# Author : Sjoerd Hooft
# Date Initial Version: 27 Jun 2011
# Comments: sjoerd_ @ _getshifting.com
#
# Description:
# This is a default retention script for the /tmp directory on SLES linux servers.
#
# Recommendations:
# The script is designed for a 120 column terminal.
# The running user must be root.
#
# Changes:
# Please comment on your changes to the script (your name and email address, line number, description):
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# Script Variables
HOSTNAME_SHORT=`hostname -s`
BASEDIR=`dirname $0`
WHATAMI=`basename $0`
LOGFILE="$BASEDIR/$WHATAMI.log"
DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
BOLD=`tput bold`
BOLDOFF=`tput sgr0`
TOMAIL=it_getshifting.com
# Send all output to logfile
exec > $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
# Retention Variables
RETENTIONTIME=+7
TMP=/tmp
 
# Start Retention
find $TMP/. -mtime ${RETENTIONTIME} -print -exec rm -rf {} \; >> $LOGFILE
 
### MAIL Results
cat $LOGFILE | mail -s "Result Retention ${HOSTNAME_SHORT}" $TOMAIL
 
### End of Script
exit 0