purge-old-files 1.2.1

Purge old files using constraints

Simple tool to delete old files using a set of contraints.

If --include if used, only files matching the provided glob pattern are considered. This option can be used multiple times. By default, all files are considered.

Usage

$ purge-old-files -h
usage: purge-old-files [-h] [--debug | --quiet] [--syslog] [--dry-run]
                       [--include PATTERN] [--exclude PATTERN]
                       MIN_AGE DIRECTORY

positional arguments:
  MIN_AGE               Minimum age of files
  DIRECTORY             Directory to be scanned

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --debug, -D           Show debug messages
  --quiet, -q           Only show warning messages
  --syslog, -s          Send log messages to /dev/log instead of stdout
  --dry-run, -d         Show which files should be deleted
  --include PATTERN, -i PATTERN
                        Include only files matching pattern
  --exclude PATTERN, -e PATTERN
                        Exclude files matching pattern

# Purge *.log files in /logs when they are older than 3 days
$ purge-old-files --include '*.log' 3d /logs

# Delete files from /backup when they are older than 1 week
$ purge-old-files 1w /backup

# Show which files from /backup are older than 3 months
$ purge-old-files --dry-run 3M /backup

File minimum age

Supported units:

• s: seconds
• m: minutes
• h: hours
• d: days
• w: weeks
• M: months (30 days)
• y: years (365 days)

Installation

$ pip install purge-old-files

Requirements

• Python 3.x

FAQ

• Do you know you can do this with a simple shell script using find?

  Yep. I wrote those for years. They are also painful to maintain. And error prone. Feel free to use a shell script. :)