Clean files/directory by time.


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python cleanFiles.py --directory=/home/win98/tmp/ --ageInDays=2


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  1. #!/usr/bin/env python
  2. import argparse
  3. import os
  4. import sys
  5. from time import strptime, time
  6.  
  7. def parse_arguments(args):
  8. argParse = argparse.ArgumentParser( \
  9. description='Deletes file in a directory older than a period in days')
  10.  
  11. argParse.add_argument('--directory' \
  12. , help = 'Target directory'
  13. , required = True
  14. , type = check_directory)
  15.  
  16. argParse.add_argument('--ageInDays' \
  17. , help = 'Integer age in days'
  18. , required = True
  19. , type = int)
  20.  
  21. return argParse.parse_args()
  22.  
  23. def unlink_files_by_days(targetDirectory, ageInDays):
  24. for checkFile in os.listdir(targetDirectory):
  25. filePath = os.path.join(targetDirectory, checkFile)
  26. fileAgeInDays = get_file_age_in_days(filePath)
  27. if (fileAgeInDays >= ageInDays and os.path.isfile(filePath)==True):
  28. print 'Deleting {0} {1}'.format(filePath, fileAgeInDays)
  29. os.unlink(filePath)
  30.  
  31. def get_file_age_in_days(filePath):
  32. return (time() - os.stat(filePath).st_mtime)/86400
  33.  
  34. def check_directory(checkDirectory):
  35. if os.path.isdir(checkDirectory):
  36. return checkDirectory
  37. print 'Invalid directory {0}'.format(checkDirectory)
  38. exit()
  39.  
  40. def main():
  41. validArgs = parse_arguments(sys.argv)
  42. unlink_files_by_days(validArgs.directory, validArgs.ageInDays)
  43.  
  44. if __name__=='__main__':
  45. main()

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