#!/bin/sh # Purpose : # Create an XZ archive of all files between 2 dates. # Then remove these files # Call this script from an /var/lib/xymon/hostdata subdirectory or # /var/lib/xymon/histlogs subdirectory. # Vars {{{ ## Enable (0) or disable (1) debug debug=0 ## Manage files of year date_year="2019" ## Compress files between these dates date_start="${date_year}-01-01 00:00:01" date_end="${date_year}-12-31 23:59:59" ## Best XZ compression level xz_compression_lvl="-9" ## Fatest XZ compression level #xz_compression_lvl="-0" ## Get current directory name current_dir=${PWD##*/} ## Archive name tar_file_name="${date_year}.${current_dir}${xz_compression_lvl}.tar.xz" # }}} [ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf '%b\n' "Create an archive for ${current_dir} files between ${date_start} and ${date_end} using XZ's compression level : ${xz_compression_lvl}." ## Get the list of files between the 2 dates and ignore tar files find . -type f -newermt "${date_start}" -not -newermt "${date_end}" -not -iname "*.tar*" -print0 | tar cJf "${tar_file_name}" --null -T - ## Check previous return code and if the archive exists with size > 0 if [ "${?}" -eq "0" ] && [ -s "${tar_file_name}" ]; then [ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf '%b\n' "${tar_file_name} successfully created, the files can be deleted." find . -type f -newermt "${date_start}" -not -newermt "${date_end}" -not -iname "*.tar*" -delete fi exit 0