This script excepts command line arguments and will either print to the command screen or delete files older than or less than the specified number of days. Script Code: @echo off SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION :: ###################################################################################################### :: ScriptName...............: FileAges.bat :: Original Author..........: http://www.dostips.com :: Modified By..............: Cleptography :: ScriptPurpose............: Prints or Deletes files older than or newer than a specified number of days :: Required Files...........: N/A :: Date.....................: 03/16/2011 :: Time.....................: 16:01:35.16 :: System Requirements......: Windows XP/Vista/7 :: Syntax...................: FileAges (Switch) (Val) (Switch) ("DirPath") :: Examples.................: FileAges "%HomeDrive%\" :: .........................: FileAges MoreThan 250 Print "%HomeDrive%\" :: .........................: FileAges LessThan 250 Print "%HomeDrive%\" :: .........................: FileAges MoreThan 250 Del "%HomeDrive%\" :: .........................: FileAges LessThan 250 Del "%HomeDrive%\" :: Notes....................: Original script printed all files only and in the current directory from :: .........................: which it was ran. :: .........................: This version excepts command arguments to specify exact days and specific :: .........................: directories, with the option to print or delete those files. :: .........................: Future plans to specify exact file extensions ::###################################################################################################### set str=%* for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4" %%a in ("%str%") do ( if /i "%%a"=="LessThan" ( if /i "%%c"=="print" ( set AgeName=%%a set AgeNumb=%%b set W2Do=%%c set Directory=%%d goto :NewPrint ) else if /i "%%a"=="LessThan" ( if /i "%%c"=="del" ( set AgeName=%%a set AgeNumb=%%b set W2Do=%%c set Directory=%%d goto :NewDelete ) ) ) ) for /f "tokens=2,3,4,5" %%a in ("%str%") do ( if /i "%%a"=="MoreThan" ( if /i "%%c"=="print" ( set AgeName=%%a set AgeNumb=%%b set W2Do=%%c set Directory=%%d goto :OldPrint ) else if /i "%%a"=="MoreThan" ( if /i "%%c"=="del" ( set AgeName=%%a set AgeNumb=%%b set W2Do=%%c set Directory=%%d goto :OldDelete ) ) ) ) :ShowAll set directory=%~1 if not defined directory echo.Error No Arguments Specified&& goto :eof cd "%directory%" call:jdate tnow "%date%" for %%F in (*.*) do ( call:ftime tfile "%%F" set /a diff=tnow-tfile echo.%%~nxF is !diff! days old ) goto :eof :OldPrint cd "%directory%" call:jdate tnow "%date%" for %%F in (*.*) do ( call:ftime tfile "%%F" set /a diff=tnow-tfile if !diff! GEQ %AgeNumb% (echo.%%~nxF is !diff! days old ) ) goto :eof :OldDelete cd "%directory%" call:jdate tnow "%date%" for %%F in (*.*) do ( call:ftime tfile "%%F" set /a diff=tnow-tfile if !diff! GEQ %AgeNumb% (del /f /q %directory%%%~nxF ) ) goto :eof :NewPrint cd "%directory%" call:jdate tnow "%date%" for %%F in (*.*) do ( call:ftime tfile "%%F" set /a diff=tnow-tfile if !diff! LEQ %AgeNumb% (echo.%%~nxF is !diff! days old ) ) goto :eof :NewDelete cd "%directory%" call:jdate tnow "%date%" for %%F in (*.*) do ( call:ftime tfile "%%F" set /a diff=tnow-tfile if !diff! LEQ %AgeNumb% (del /f /q %directory%%%~nxF ) ) goto :eof :ftime JD filename attr -- returns the file time in julian days :: -- JD [out] - valref file time in julian days :: -- attr [in,opt] - time field to be used, creation/last-access/last-write, see 'dir /?', i.e. /tc, /ta, /tw, default is /tw :$created 20060101 :$changed 20090322 :$categories DateAndTime :$source http://www.dostips.com SETLOCAL set file=%~2 set attr=%~3 if not defined attr (call:jdate JD "- %~t2" ) ELSE (for /f %%a in ('"dir %attr% /-c "%file%"|findstr "^^[0-9]""') do call:jdate JD "%%a") ( ENDLOCAL & REM RETURN VALUES IF "%~1" NEQ "" (SET %~1=%JD%) ELSE (echo.%JD%) ) EXIT /b :jdate JD DateStr -- converts a date string to julian day number with respect to regional date format :: -- JD [out,opt] - julian days :: -- DateStr [in,opt] - date string, e.g. "03/31/2006" or "Fri 03/31/2006" or "31.3.2006" :$reference http://groups.google.com/group/alt.msdos.batch.nt/browse_frm/thread/a0c34d593e782e94/50ed3430b6446af8#50ed3430b6446af8 :$created 20060101 :$changed 20080219 :$changed 20110316 :$source http://www.dostips.com :$Modified by Cleptography SETLOCAL set DateStr=%~2&if "%~2"=="" set DateStr=%date% for /f "skip=1 tokens=2-4 delims=(-)" %%a in ('"echo.|date"') do ( for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/.- " %%A in ("%DateStr:* =%") do ( set %%a=%%A&set %%b=%%B&set %%c=%%C)) set /a "yy=10000%yy% %%10000,mm=100%mm% %% 100,dd=100%dd% %% 100" set /a JD=dd-32075+1461*(yy+4800+(mm-14)/12)/4+367*(mm-2-(mm-14)/12*12)/12-3*((yy+4900+(mm-14)/12)/100)/4 ENDLOCAL & IF "%~1" NEQ "" (SET %~1=%JD%) ELSE (echo.%JD%) EXIT /b