zipfiles.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# cron script to otimize space on file sharing server
#
# Written by Gustavo Novaes <[email protected]> for Mercantil Real

search_path=/mnt/samba

find $search_path -iname '*.csv' -or -iname '*.txt' -or -iname '*.mfd' | while IFS= read -r f; do
    size=$(stat -c%s "$f")
    size=`echo "$size / 1024 / 1024" | bc`

    if [ "$size" -gt "2" ] && [ ! -f "${f%.*}.zip" ]; then
        zip "${f%.*}.zip" "$f"
        rm -f $f
    fi
done