# Bash Script – Remove Indices from x Days Ago

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925 "2022-04-21T14:25:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shanu\_Modi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shanu_modi/32/100359_2.png) [@Shanu\_Modi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shanu_Modi)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925/1 "2022-04-21T14:26:00Z")

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Hi please help or suggest any solution. My cluster is running over pod on eks

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**Author:** ![tiagocosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tiagocosta/32/40045_2.png) [@tiagocosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tiagocosta)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925/2 "2022-04-21T15:25:13Z")

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Hi @Shanu_Modi ,

Have you tried [Configure a lifecycle policy | Elasticsearch Guide [master] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/set-up-lifecycle-policy.html#ilm-create-policy) already?

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Shanu\_Modi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shanu_modi/32/100359_2.png) [@Shanu\_Modi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shanu_Modi)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925/3 "2022-04-21T17:45:45Z")

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I have requirement to write bash script

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**Author:** ![tiagocosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tiagocosta/32/40045_2.png) [@tiagocosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tiagocosta)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925/4 "2022-04-21T17:57:42Z")

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@Shanu_Modi maybe in that case you can use the API? [Create or update lifecycle policy API | Elasticsearch Guide [8.1] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ilm-put-lifecycle.html)

Cheers

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bash-script-remove-indices-from-x-days-ago/302925/5 "2022-05-19T17:58:15Z")

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