Bash script to find file older than X days, then subsequently delete it, and any files with the same base name?

Question

I am trying to figure out a way to search a directory for a file older than 365 days. If it finds a match, I'd like it to both delete the file and locate any other files in the directory that have the same basename, and delete those as well.

File name examples: 12345.pdf (Search for) then delete, 12345_a.pdf, 12345_xyz.pdf (delete if exist).

Thanks! I am very new to BASH scripting, so patience is appreciated ;-))

Answer 1

I doubt this can be done cleanly in a single pass.

Your best bet is to use -mtime or a variant to collect names and then use another find command to delete files matching those names.

UPDATE

With respect to your comment, I mean something like:

# find basenames of old files
find .... -printf '%f\n' | sort -u > oldfiles
for file in ($<oldfiles); do find . -name $file -exec rm; done