scripts/shell/.local/bin/prune-files

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Remove all but the latest N versions of files matching given prefixes
# Usage: prune-files -k 3 thisfileprefix [thatfileprefix]
# Copyright 2021-2025 Bryan C. Roessler
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0

prune-files() {
  declare -ag PREFIXES
  declare -g KEEP_INT=1 # default number of files to keep

  printHelpAndExit() {
    cat <<-'EOF'
			USAGE:
			  prune-files -k 3 thisfileprefix [thatfileprefix]

			OPTIONS:
			  -k, --keep NUMBER
			    Keep NUMBER of the latest files that match each file prefix (Default: 1)
			  -h, --help
			    Print this help dialog and exit
		EOF
    [[ -z "$1" ]] && exit 0 || exit "$1"
  }

  parseInput() {
    if _input=$(getopt -o hk: -l help,keep: -- "$@"); then
      eval set -- "$_input"
      while true; do
        case "$1" in
          -k|--keep) shift; KEEP_INT="$1" ;;
          -h|--help) printHelpAndExit 0 ;;
          --) shift; break ;;
        esac
        shift
      done
    else
      echo "Incorrect option(s) provided"
      printHelpAndExit 1
    fi
    PREFIXES=("$@")
  }

  findAndRemove() {
    local prefix file

    for prefix in "${PREFIXES[@]}"; do
      # List files matching the prefix sorted by modification time (latest first),
      # then remove all except the first KEEP_INT files.
      while IFS= read -r file; do
        echo "Removing: $file"
        rm -- "$file"
      done < <(
        find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "${prefix}*" -printf '%T@ %p\n' | \
        sort -rn | \
        awk -v keep="$KEEP_INT" 'NR > keep {print $2}'
      )
    done
  }

  main() {
    parseInput "$@"
    findAndRemove
  }

  main "$@"
}

# Allow script to be safely sourced
if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
  prune-files "$@"
  exit $?
fi