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File Deletion Utility
DELETEOLDER [-nmins] [-hhours] [-ddays] [-mmonths] [-yyears] [-r] [-q] filespec [filespec...]
The DELETEOLDER program deletes files older than the specified number of minutes, hours, days, months or years. One and only one time-period specifier (-n, -h, -d, -m, -y) must be given.
If the -q option is given, the program first displays a list of the files to be deleted then waits for confirmation.
The syntax for 'filespec' is as follows:
| • | Each filespec is separated into path and filename elements. |
| • | When a UNC path is given, wildcards (* and ?) may be given in any path element other than machinename and sharename. Wildcards are also not supported to search for Windows 'special folders': for example A* will not find "APPDATA". |
| • | Wildcards are expanded in path elements to create a list of folders to be searched for the specified filename mask. This is done before any recursion is processed if the -r option is given. |
| • | When the -r switch is given, each of the folders to be searched is taken as a start point, and recursion occurs into subfolders below each one to search for the specified filename mask. Recursion will also not occur through Windows 'special folders' such as APPDATA. |
If you are in any doubt about which files will be selected, use -q to display a list of files to be deleted.
Examples:
Delete all SENT FS files more than seven days old
DeleteOlder -d7 @FFREQ\sent\*.fs
Delete all bad-syntax FS files over a month old:
DeleteOlder -m1 @FFREQ\FAIL\*.fsx
Delete all MCF and TIF files over 30 days old in any MAIL subfolder of which the foldername has no extension:
DeleteOlder -d30 @FFPO\*.\*.MCF
DeleteOlder -d30 @FFPO\*.\*.TIF
Delete all JOB*.TXT files over a year old anywhere under the USERJOBS folder:
DeleteOlder -y1 -r @FFJOBS\JOB*.TXT
Incorrect Example:
Try to delete all files in 'temp' folders below the FAXFACTS folder:
DeleteOlder -m1 -r @FFBASE\TEMP\*.*
The above command will only delete files in @FFBASE\TEMP and for example @FFBASE\TEMP\XXX if they exist, not for example files in @FFBASE\USERJOBS\00001234\TEMP. Instead use more specific syntax such as:
DeleteOlder -m1 @FFJOBS\*\TEMP\*.* @FFJOBS\*\*\TEMP\*.*
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