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December 6, 2017 13:23
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Bash script to purge all but the last N files that match a pattern.
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| #/bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # Purge all but the last N files in the input list. | |
| # | |
| if (( $# > 1 )) ; then | |
| readonly NUM=$1 | |
| shift | |
| readonly LIST=($*) | |
| readonly LEN=$(( ${#LIST[@]} - $NUM )) | |
| if (( LEN )) ; then | |
| echo "purging ${LIST[@]:0:$LEN}" | |
| rm -rf "${LIST[@]:0:$LEN}" | |
| fi | |
| fi |
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