#!/bin/bash ndays=7 logfile="/tmp/moved_log_files" find /usr/local/mysql/var/*-bin.* -maxdepth 0 -mtime +$ndays -printf "%p\n" -exec mv {} /u2/to_be_deleted/ \; > $logfile filecount=`cat $logfile | wc -l` if [ $filecount -ge 1 ] then ( echo "From: Log Mover " echo "To: root@yourdomain.com" echo "Subject: Logs Purged on $HOSTNAME" echo -e "Hi !\n\nThe following files were moved/deleted from $HOSTNAME on `date`.\n\nThese files were $ndays days old.\n" cat $logfile ) | sendmail -t fi