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# [One Shell Script to Backup and Clean Old Logs](https://devopswithpmpk.hashnode.dev/backup-and-clean-old-logs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

#!/bin/bash userid=$(id -u) # Log Details LOGS\_FOLDER="/var/log/shellscript" SCRIPT\_NAME=\\((basename "\\)0" .sh) LOG\_FILE="\\(LOGS\_FOLDER/\\)SCRIPT\_NAME.log" # Color codes R="\\e\[31m" G="\\e\[32m" Y="\\e\[

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