# Remove old files
`remove-old-files` is simple utility to clear folder for example with daily database dumps and leave only 3 newest.
```bash
remove-old-files --help
```
```
usage: remove-old-files [-h] -x REMOVE_OLDER_THAN [-o] [-m FILE_MASK] [-d] folder
Removing files from folder which have modify file date older than X days.
positional arguments:
folder Directory where are files to be removed located.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-x REMOVE_OLDER_THAN, --older-than REMOVE_OLDER_THAN
Remove files older than X (s)econds/(m)inutes/(h)ours/(D)ays. Example: 3D for 3 days.
-o, --only-if-newer Remevove older files than X smhD only if there are any newer files found.
-m FILE_MASK, --file-mask FILE_MASK
Regexp matching filenames for removing. Example: ".*-db-dump-.*"
-d, --dry-run Dry run, withouth removing files.
```
Example how to leave only 3 days old dumps
```bash
remove-old-files -x 3D -o /dumps
```
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