videopurge.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Delete files older than the given number of days in the given directory
# Usage: rmold $DAYS $DIR
# Example: rmold 7 temp
function rmold() {
  DAYS=$1
  DIR=$2

  # Find only files older than the specified date/time
  echo "Deleting files in $DIR older than $DAYS days old"
  find "$DIR"* -type f -mtime +$DAYS -exec rm -rf {} \;

  # Check if command failed
  if [ $? -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "Files older than $DAYS deleted from $DIR"
  else
    echo "Failed to delete files in $DIR"
  fi
}

# Define a list of folders to look at
FOLDERS=(
  "/path/to/old/videos"
)

# Use the new command
for FOLDER in "${FOLDERS[@]}"
do
  rmold 7 "$FOLDER"
done