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In Ubuntu 17.10 the command 



find /Home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


delete my files older than 1 day. But I have no result in combination with a cron.



Could you please inform me about my mistake in the line below?



My command is:



15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


By Ctrl+O I do see the text: 



File Name to Write: tmpcrontab.OV51lh/crontab


I believe the cron is installed correctly because “service cron status” gives the message:



cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: ena
 Active: active (running) since Mon 2018-01-29 18:29:16 +07; 5min ago
 Docs: man:cron(8)
 Main PID: 861 (cron)
 Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
 CGroup: /system.slice/cron.service
 └─861 /usr/sbin/cron -f





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  • Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
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    Jan 29 at 15:01














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In Ubuntu 17.10 the command 



find /Home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


delete my files older than 1 day. But I have no result in combination with a cron.



Could you please inform me about my mistake in the line below?



My command is:



15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


By Ctrl+O I do see the text: 



File Name to Write: tmpcrontab.OV51lh/crontab


I believe the cron is installed correctly because “service cron status” gives the message:



cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: ena
 Active: active (running) since Mon 2018-01-29 18:29:16 +07; 5min ago
 Docs: man:cron(8)
 Main PID: 861 (cron)
 Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
 CGroup: /system.slice/cron.service
 └─861 /usr/sbin/cron -f





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  • Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
    – olikaf
    Jan 29 at 15:01












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In Ubuntu 17.10 the command 



find /Home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


delete my files older than 1 day. But I have no result in combination with a cron.



Could you please inform me about my mistake in the line below?



My command is:



15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


By Ctrl+O I do see the text: 



File Name to Write: tmpcrontab.OV51lh/crontab


I believe the cron is installed correctly because “service cron status” gives the message:



cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: ena
 Active: active (running) since Mon 2018-01-29 18:29:16 +07; 5min ago
 Docs: man:cron(8)
 Main PID: 861 (cron)
 Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
 CGroup: /system.slice/cron.service
 └─861 /usr/sbin/cron -f





cron delete







share|improve this question















In Ubuntu 17.10 the command 



find /Home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


delete my files older than 1 day. But I have no result in combination with a cron.



Could you please inform me about my mistake in the line below?



My command is:



15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$


By Ctrl+O I do see the text: 



File Name to Write: tmpcrontab.OV51lh/crontab


I believe the cron is installed correctly because “service cron status” gives the message:



cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled; vendor preset: ena
 Active: active (running) since Mon 2018-01-29 18:29:16 +07; 5min ago
 Docs: man:cron(8)
 Main PID: 861 (cron)
 Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
 CGroup: /system.slice/cron.service
 └─861 /usr/sbin/cron -f





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  • Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
    – olikaf
    Jan 29 at 15:01
















  • Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
    – olikaf
    Jan 29 at 15:01















Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
– olikaf
Jan 29 at 15:01




Did you try with an external script ? ie write find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete in an executable script like /usr/local/cleanup, and 15 00 * * * /usr/local/cleanup Don't use >$
– olikaf
Jan 29 at 15:01










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The correct line must be:



06 19 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete


My mistake was about an extra space and the $ in line:



15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$





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    Thank you for your help. It's working now.



    The correct line must be:



    06 19 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete


    My mistake was about an extra space and the $ in line:



    15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$





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      Thank you for your help. It's working now.



      The correct line must be:



      06 19 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete


      My mistake was about an extra space and the $ in line:



      15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$





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        Thank you for your help. It's working now.



        The correct line must be:



        06 19 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete


        My mistake was about an extra space and the $ in line:



        15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$





        share|improve this answer














        Thank you for your help. It's working now.



        The correct line must be:



        06 19 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete


        My mistake was about an extra space and the $ in line:



        15 00 * * * find /home/khemtit/Documents/Tijdelijk/ -mtime +1 -type f -delete>$






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