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+#!/usr/bin/env fish
+
+set files (./golf lol)
+
+
+echo (count $files)
+
+
diff --git a/count/count.mockup b/count/count.mockup
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+files = number of files in arg[1] # likely going to be named sql-backup
+
+if files > arg[2] # specified number of files to keep
+
+	fileList = array of files in arg[1]
+	oldestDate = fileList[1] date created # doesn't matter which file
+	fileIndex = 1 # or 0 but fish just uses index 1 for the beginning of an array
+
+	for i = 1; i > files; i++ 
+	
+		dateCreated = fileList[i] date created
+			if oldestDate < dateCreated 
+			oldestDate = dateCreated
+			fileIndex = i
+		end
+	end
+
+	delete fileList[fileIndex]
+end
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