https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/question-about-file-manipulation/m-p/4687149#M382919 Hi:<BR /><BR />Why not simply do:<BR /><BR /># touch -m CCYYMMDDhhmm /tmp/myref<BR /># cd /path<BR /># find . -type f ! -newer /tmp/myref -exec rm {} +<BR /><BR />Substitute whatever date (e.g. 201009010001) for the "CCYYMMDDhhmm" string.<BR /><BR />The 'find()' will return files that are *not* newer (more recent) than the reference point (file) created. Hence these files are *old* and are the ones you want to remove.<BR /><BR />If you need to, you can *and* the match of the filename to the pattern you seek, like:<BR /><BR /># find . -type f ! -newer /tmp/myref -name "*pc.comm-err_log*" -exec rm {} +<BR /><BR />For testing purposes, change the 'rm {}' to 'echo {}' until you are satisfied that you will find what you want.<BR /><BR />Regards!<BR /><BR />...JRF...<BR /><BR /><BR /> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:33:13 GMT James R. Ferguson 2010-09-15T19:33:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/question-about-file-manipulation/m-p/4687148#M382918 Hi <BR />I have to remove files older than certain date within the dir - the files are look like the below format.Can you please suggest a string to do that.<BR />filename.web.pc.com-err_log.xxxxx<BR />Thanks Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:57:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/question-about-file-manipulation/m-p/4687148#M382918 navin 2010-09-15T18:57:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/question-about-file-manipulation/m-p/4687149#M382919 Hi:<BR /><BR />Why not simply do:<BR /><BR /># touch -m CCYYMMDDhhmm /tmp/myref<BR /># cd /path<BR /># find . -type f ! -newer /tmp/myref -exec rm {} +<BR /><BR />Substitute whatever date (e.g. 201009010001) for the "CCYYMMDDhhmm" string.<BR /><BR />The 'find()' will return files that are *not* newer (more recent) than the reference point (file) created. Hence these files are *old* and are the ones you want to remove.<BR /><BR />If you need to, you can *and* the match of the filename to the pattern you seek, like:<BR /><BR /># find . -type f ! -newer /tmp/myref -name "*pc.comm-err_log*" -exec rm {} +<BR /><BR />For testing purposes, change the 'rm {}' to 'echo {}' until you are satisfied that you will find what you want.<BR /><BR />Regards!<BR /><BR />...JRF...<BR /><BR /><BR /> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:33:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/question-about-file-manipulation/m-p/4687149#M382919 James R. Ferguson 2010-09-15T19:33:13Z