[Pidgin] #1738: Truncate Conversation Log

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#1738: Truncate Conversation Log
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  Reporter:  bperetto      |       Owner:                   
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0.2            
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  log size truncate
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by jkohen):

 On *NIX you can use the following script (at your own risk) to achive
 that:

 {{{/usr/bin/find $HOME/.purple/logs/ -mindepth 4 -used +90 -execdir rm {}
 \+}}}

 It will delete all the log files that haven't been "used" (see find's
 manual for an explanation) in 90 days. It will never delete directories.

 Alternatively you could use the following script to delete directories for
 which no files has been "used" in at least 90 days. In other words, any
 directory containing at least one recently used file will be left
 untouched.

 {{{/usr/bin/find $HOME/.purple/logs/ -mindepth 3 -used +90 -type d
 -execdir echo rm -r {} \+}}}

 Or you can use both one after the other, to get both effects combined. For
 instance, purge all logs for people you haven't talked in three months and
 delete all logs older than one year, which is exactly what I'm setting up
 now.

 Note: if your find implementation doesn't support -execdir, then use -exec
 instead.

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