# Empty ALL LOGs on a Linux Server
#### Download Script proxmox\_subscription\_autofix.sh
##### 🚀 One-Line Download & Execute:
```bash
clear && curl -fsSL https://docs.greenhome.stream/attachments/2 -o empty_log_files.sh && chmod +x empty_log_files.sh && clear && ./empty_log_files.sh
```
The below script is scan all the Linux Server from the \[ / \] root folder of the system and all its sub directories for files with extension .log
Then it will make a file with filename "**log-files-list.txt**" and add line by line every log file it finds with it complete path.
After make the file "**log-files-list.txt**" then it takes line by line every log file and empty it, at then end it delete the file "**log-files-list.txt**".
##### Creating the script
Open the terminal and type the below command :
```bash
nano empty_log_files.sh
```
and then copy / paste the below code inside the file "**empty\_log\_files.sh**"
```bash
#!/bin/bash
clear
# Filename for log files list
LOG_FILE_LIST="log-files-list.txt"
# Function to find and list log files
find_log_files() {
echo "Scanning for log files from /..."
# Use find to locate files with `.log` extension
find / -type f -name "*.log" > "$LOG_FILE_LIST"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "Log files found and saved to $LOG_FILE_LIST."
else
echo "Failed to search for log files."
exit 1
fi
}
# Function to empty log files
empty_log_files() {
echo "Emptying the log files listed in $LOG_FILE_LIST..."
# Read through the log file list and empty each log file
while IFS= read -r log_file; do
if [ -f "$log_file" ]; then
> "$log_file" # Empty the log file
echo "Emptied: $log_file"
else
echo "Warning: $log_file does not exist or is not a file."
fi
done < "$LOG_FILE_LIST"
}
# Main script execution
find_log_files
empty_log_files
rm log-files-list.txt
echo "Completed processing log files."
```
then press **Ctrl + x** it will prompt you \[ `Save modified buffer?` \] press **y** and **enter**
##### Make the script executable
After that you need to make the script executable, so you will write the below command :
```bash
chmod +x empty_log_files.sh
```
##### Add the script to cron job to run automatically
To run the script every 5 minutes follow the below steps, you can change the minutes according to your need.
```bash
crontab -e
```
then go at the end of the file and add the below line, change the `your_path` with your folder where the script is locate.
```bash
*/5 * * * * /your_path/empty_log_files.sh
```
[](https://docs.greenhome.stream/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/script-empty-logs.jpg)
then press **Ctrl + x** it will prompt you \[ `Save modified buffer?` \] press **y** and **enter**
You are done the script in the location `/your_path/empty_log_files.sh` it will automatically run every 5 minutes.
##### Download the script empty\_log\_files.sh
Attachment Link [**empty\_log\_files.sh**](https://docs.greenhome.stream/attachments/2)
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