#!/bin/sh N_DEFAULT="$N" if [ "$N_DEFAULT" = "" ] ; then N_DEFAULT=168 ; fi while : do for x in mp3dir* do read N <"$x/N" if [ "$N" = "" ] ; then N="$N_DEFAULT" ; fi (cd "$x" && ls -t | egrep ^t | egrep '\.mp3$' | tail -n +"$N" | xargs rm -v 2>/dev/null) done sleep 60 done