1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/dotfiles/common/.local/bin/cron/log-cleanup b/dotfiles/common/.local/bin/cron/log-cleanup
index 651982c..e8d6ac4 100755
--- a/dotfiles/common/.local/bin/cron/log-cleanup
+++ b/dotfiles/common/.local/bin/cron/log-cleanup
@@ -4,10 +4,30 @@
 # Services (hyprland, waybar, dunst, hypridle, gammastep) create a new
 # timestamped log file per session. Without cleanup these accumulate.
 #
+# Uses the date embedded in filenames (service-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.log)
+# rather than mtime, because long-running sessions keep mtime fresh
+# even on old log files.
+#
 # Intended to run daily via crontab.
 
 LOG_DIR="$HOME/.local/var/log"
+DAYS=7
+
+[ -d "$LOG_DIR" ] || exit 0
+
+cutoff=$(date -d "$DAYS days ago" +%Y%m%d)
 
-if [ -d "$LOG_DIR" ]; then
-    find "$LOG_DIR" -name "*.log" -mtime +7 -delete
-fi
+for f in "$LOG_DIR"/*.log; do
+    [ -f "$f" ] || continue
+    # Extract YYYY-MM-DD from filename; skip files without a date
+    filedate=$(basename "$f" | grep -oP '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}' | head -1)
+    [ -n "$filedate" ] || continue
+    # Skip files still being written to (modified in the last 24h).
+    # This prevents deleting active logs from long-running sessions.
+    [ -n "$(find "$f" -maxdepth 0 -mtime 0)" ] && continue
+    # Compare as integers: YYYYMMDD
+    filedate_num=$(echo "$filedate" | tr -d '-')
+    if [ "$filedate_num" -lt "$cutoff" ]; then
+        rm -f "$f"
+    fi
+done