Script delete oldest backups

#!/bin/bash

# https://github.com/jomarore/scripts/blob/main/Delete%20oldest%20backups.sh

# https://sysadmiando.blogspot.com/2022/04/script-delete-oldest-backups.html

# By @jomarore

# Created by Jose Rojas

# Date 2022-04-18

# Path existing.

BackupPath="/home/backups"

# The maximum of backups to keep

# (the oldest backups will be erased)

MaxBackupFolders=8

# Remove the oldest backups

TotalBackupFolders=$(ls -tr $BackupPath | wc -l)

if [ $TotalBackupFolders -gt $MaxBackupFolders ];then

ToDelete=$(( $TotalBackupFolders - $MaxBackupFolders ));

for DeleteFolders in $(ls -tr $BackupPath | head -$ToDelete);

rm -rf $BackupPath/$DeleteFolders;

done

fi;

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