====== Delete Files ======
New for Synchronet v3.19, this JavaScript utility script replaces the functionality of the old [[util:DELFILES]] program.

It can be used to:
  * Delete files that were uploaded/imported more than //n// days ago (max age configured in [[util:SCFG]])
  * Delete files that have not been downloaded in more than //n// days (purge by last download date configured in [[util:SCFG]])
  * Delete the oldest files that cause the number of files in the directory to exceed the configured maximum (configured in [[util:SCFG]])
  * Remove files that are not physically present on the disk (so-called "offline" files)

===== Invoke ======
Run with [[util:JSexec]]
  jsexec delfiles -help

<file>
usage: [-options] [[dir_code] [...]]
options:
  -lib=<name>     search for duplicates in specified library only
  -ex=<filename>  add to excluded file name list (case-insensitive)
  -offline        remove files that are offline (don't exist on disk)
  -test           don't actually remove files, just report findings
</file>

If no options or directories are specified, all directories will be scanned for files that should be removed/deleted based on the sysop's configuration of the directories (i.e. maximum file age and maximum number of files to retain).

==== Examples ====

* To search all directories for files to be removed based on age or excess number of files:
  jsexec delfiles

* To search only directories in the "Main" library for offline files to be removed:
  jsexec delfiles -offline -lib=Main
  
* To report files that *would* be removed/deleted from the "games" directory, without actually removing or deleting them:
  jsexec delfiles -test games
 

===== See Also =====
  * [[:module:|module index]]

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