LogSweep

🧹 LogSweep: Automated Log & Temp File Cleanup 🚀
Automate the cleanup of old log and temp files to keep your system optimized and free from clutter.

📌 About LogSweep

LogSweep is a lightweight and efficient automation tool designed to delete old log and temporary files, preventing disk space issues and keeping your system clutter-free. It can be scheduled via cron jobs for full automation.

🚀 Features

• ✅ Automatically deletes log & temp files older than a set number of days.
• ✅ Configurable paths & retention period via a simple config file.
• ✅ Keeps a log of all cleanup actions.
• ✅ Lightweight & fast execution.
• ✅ Works with cron jobs for full automation.

📜 Table of Contents

• 📌 About the Project
• 🚀 Features
• 🛠️ Project Structure
• ⚡ Installation & Usage
• 📅 Automate with Cron Jobs
• 📜 Future Enhancements
• 💡 Contributing
• 📩 Contact

📌 About the Project

This Bash script automatically removes log and temporary files older than X days from a configured directory. It helps prevent disk space issues and improves system performance by deleting unnecessary files regularly.

🚀 Features

• ✅ Deletes log and temporary files older than a specified number of days.
• ✅ Uses a configuration file for easy customization.
• ✅ Keeps a log file of all cleanup actions.
• ✅ Can be scheduled with a cron job for full automation.
• ✅ Lightweight & efficient – runs in seconds!

🛠️ Project Structure

auto-log-cleanup/
├── scripts/
│   └── cleanup.sh             # Main script to delete old logs/temp files
├── config/
│   └── config.env             # Configuration file (threshold days, directories)
├── logs/
│   └── cleanup.log            # Stores cleanup history
├── .gitignore                 # Ignores sensitive files
├── README.md                  # Project documentation
└── cronjob.txt                # Cron job setup guide

⚡ Installation & Usage

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/auto-log-cleanup.git
   cd auto-log-cleanup

2. Configure Cleanup Settings

   • Edit the configuration file:

     nano config/config.env

   • Modify these values:

     LOG_DIR="/var/log/myapp"        # Directory for log files
     TEMP_DIR="/tmp/myapp"           # Directory for temp files
     DAYS_OLD=7                      # Delete files older than 7 days

3. Make the Script Executable

   chmod +x scripts/cleanup.sh

4. Run the Script Manually

   ./scripts/cleanup.sh

   This will delete all log/temp files older than 7 days and save the action in logs/cleanup.log.

📅 Automate with Cron Jobs

To run the script automatically every day at midnight, schedule it using cron:

• Open the cron job editor:

  crontab -e

• Add this line at the bottom:

  0 0 * * * /bin/bash /path/to/auto-log-cleanup/scripts/cleanup.sh

• Save & exit. Your script will now run daily! 🎉

📜 Future Enhancements

• 🔹 Email notifications after each cleanup.
• 🔹 Store logs in a database for analytics.
• 🔹 User-friendly CLI menu for configuring the script.

💡 Contributing

🔥 Want to improve this project? Feel free to:

• ✅ Fork the repository
• ✅ Submit a pull request
• ✅ Report bugs or request features

📩 Contact

• 🔹 GitHub: [https://github.com/Kirankumarvel/LogSweep]
• 🔹 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirankumarvel/]

🤝 Let’s build efficient automation together! 🚀