centos at 911networks.com wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to delete files that are more than 7 days old. When I > run it interactively it works, no problem, but it does not run > from a file stored in cron.daily. The rest of that daily file > runs properly. [The execute bit is on]. > > I don't see anything in the /var/log/messages. > > --------------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > > find /mnt/iog -type f -name '*.tar.gz' -mtime +7 | xarg rm > --------------------------------------- > > Any idea what am I missing? > Just a shot in the dark: Cron is kinda partial to absolute paths. Change your 1-liner to: /usr/bin/find /mnt/iog -type f -name '*.tar.gz' -mtime +7 | xargs rm That, and the "xargs" that Garrick pointed out. Good luck.