diff --git a/checkFileCount/5 b/checkFileCount/5
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diff --git a/checkFileCount/arg[2] b/checkFileCount/arg[2]
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+1
diff --git a/checkFileCount/checkFileCount.fish b/checkFileCount/checkFileCount.fish
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+#!/usr/bin/env fish
+# $argv[1] = directory you want to scan
+# $argv[2] = minimum amount of files you want to keep
+
+set files (count (./golf $argv[1]))
+
+if test $files -gt $argv[2]
+	set fileList (./golf $argv[1])
+	set oldestDate (stat -c %W "$argv[1]/$fileList[1]")
+	set fileIndex = 1
+
+	for i in (seq $files)
+		set dateCreated (stat -c %W "$argv[1]/$fileList[$i]")
+		if test $dateCreated -gt $oldestDate
+			set oldestDate $dateCreated
+			set fileIndex $i
+		end
+	end
+
+	rm "$argv[1]/$fileList[$fileIndex]"
+end
diff --git a/checkFileCount/count.mockup b/checkFileCount/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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diff --git a/checkFileCount/test/3 b/checkFileCount/test/3
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diff --git a/checkFileCount/test/4 b/checkFileCount/test/4
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