John L Fjellstad wrote: > ... > I wrote a script to delete my old email from ~/Mail directory, basically > this: find $FOLDERS -type f -mtime $AGE -print0 | xargs -0r rm > > Unfortunately, I forgot to add $FOLDERS variable, so it picked ~/, and > deleted a bunch of old scripts and documents I hadn't touched in > awhile. And of course, I didn't have backup.... > > Really should have tested the script with an echo before an rm...
And *always* use 'set -u' in shell scripts. :-) -- Paul <http://paulgear.webhop.net> -- Did you know? Email addresses can be forged easily. This message is signed with GNU Privacy Guard <http://www.gnupg.org> and Enigmail <http://enigmail.mozdev.org> so you can be sure it comes from me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
