https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/archived-redo-logs/Recent content in Archived Redo Logs on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/find-archive-logs-older-than-n-days-oracle/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/find-archive-logs-older-than-n-days-oracle/ <h2 id="find-oracle-archive-logs-older-than-n-days-with-find--mtime">Find Oracle Archive Logs Older Than N Days with find -mtime</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>Oracle databases in archivelog mode write a stream of <code>.ARC</code> (archived redo log) files to a destination directory. The directory fills up. When it fills up, the database hangs. The four <code>find -mtime</code> commands below let a DBA list, delete, compress, or move archive logs by age — the daily housekeeping that keeps the archive destination from filling.</p>