How To Find And Delete Files Older Than X Days In Linux | Linux Today

How To Find And Delete Files Older Than X Days In Linux

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Dec 5, 2016

It is very important to find and cleanup your old files which are no longer necessary after a certain period of time. Here is a quick way to do that. This brief tutorial walk you through how to find and delete files older than X days in Linux and Unix-like operating systems.

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