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Re: Dumb but brief - what tool rotates logs?
- To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Subject: Re: Dumb but brief - what tool rotates logs?
- From: Rick Pettit <rpettit_(_at_)_vailsys_(_dot_)_com>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 23:56:49 -0500
- Mail-followup-to: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Reply-to: rpettit_(_at_)_vailsys_(_dot_)_com
On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 09:45:47PM -0700, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Coming from a linux background, I'm used configuring something like
> `logrotate' to rotate home spun logs or set up rotation different
> from default.
>
> What tool does that job. Its not mentioned in `man syslogd'
NEWSYSLOG(8) OpenBSD System Manager's Manual NEWSYSLOG(8)
NAME
newsyslog - maintain system log files to manageable sizes
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newsyslog (8) - maintain system log files to manageable sizes
-Rick
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