PowerShell Core for Linux Administrators Cookbook

How to do it...

Navigate to the directory that contains your lab files, using the Set-Location cmdlet; here is where all the action happens. If you did not specify a custom -Path when running the scripts, it should be ~/random:

1. Open the terminal and, using a code editor (vi, nano, or VS Code), create a new file called 01-Clear-LogFiles.ps1. Remember, CamelCase is just a convention.

2. Enter the following content. I suggest typing it by yourself rather than copying and pasting it:

# Change this to match ./path/of/your/choice/ from the aforementioned scripts$LabPath = "$HOME/random"$Today = Get-Date $TotalFileSize = 0 $FilesToDelete = Get-ChildItem $LabPath -Recurse -File | Where-Object {[math]::Floor(($Today - $_.LastWriteTime).TotalDays) ...