#!/bin/sh

while true; do
    row_number=$(sed -n '$=' /var/log/hddstatus.log)
    #row_number=$(grep -c "" /var/log/hddstatus.log)
    delete_rows=$(expr $row_number - 500)
    if [ $row_number -gt 500 ]; then
        sed -i "1,${delete_rows}d" /var/log/hddstatus.log
    fi
    echo $(echo '[' && date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" && echo ']' && hdparm -C /dev/sdb) >>/var/log/hddstatus.log
    sleep 360
done

sleep_time() {
    sleep=10
    while [ $sleep -gt 0 ];do
      echo -n $sleep
      sleep 1
      sleep=$(($sleep - 1))
      echo -ne "\r     \r"
    done
}