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Backup file rotation
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gistfile1.sh
#!/bin/bash
DEST=/root/BACKUPS
# Code to actually create backup files goes here...
# Check if we need to rotate the backup files.
FC=`ls ${DEST}/*.tar | wc -l`
if [[ $FC -gt 6 ]]; then
echo "Too many backup files. Deleting oldest one..."
DELETE_FILE=`ls -tr ${DEST}/*.tar | head -1`
rm $DELETE_FILE
fi
exit 0
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