Read the rest of the hint to see what I came up with...
#! /bin/csh -f
#
# tmp & log directory clean up
#
# Settings:
# xeq - 0: for testing
# 1: to execute
# old - how many days back are files to be deleted
#
# Notes for "find":
# 1. -maxdepth 1 - only looks at the current directory
# 2. -type f - restrict to files only
#
set xeq = 1
set old = "+7"
#
# delete old files ending with ".gz" in /private/var/log
cd /private/var/log
echo "Checking: /private/var/log"
if ($xeq) then
/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.gz" -mtime $old -exec rm {} ;
else
/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.gz" -mtime $old -exec ls -ld {} ;
endif
#
# delete old files from select directories
set dir_list = (/private/var/tmp /private/var/spool/cups
/private/var/spool/cups/tmp
/Library/Logs/AppleFileService
/Library/Logs/DirectoryService)
foreach d ($dir_list)
echo "Checking: $d"
cd $d
if ($xeq) then
/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -mtime $old -exec rm {} ;
else
/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -mtime $old -exec ls -ld {} ;
endif
end
I've added a call to this script to /etc/weekly.local. Does anyone have suggestions for other directories that should be cleaned out on a regular basis?

