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delete files older than 1 day

 / Published in: Bash
 

URL: http://linux.die.net/man/1/find

Finds and removes files older than 2 days.\r\n\r\nUse with caution obviously, as if you fuck up, you\'ll certainly delete files you want to keep, possibly destroying your entire computer.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!

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  1. # delete ANY FILE created more than 1 day ago
  2.  
  3. find -mtime +1 -exec rm {} \;

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