- About logrotate : Rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
- It comes from “logrotate-3.7.8” package.
- Configuration Files :
/var/lib/logrotate.status Default state file.
/etc/logrotate.conf Configuration options.
- Path: /usr/sbin/logrotate
Examples:
1. To force the log rotation
| $ logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf $ logrotate –force /etc/logrotate.conf |
2. To test the log rotation
| $ logrotate -d /etc/logrotate.conf $ logrotate –debug /etc/logrotate.conf |
3. To set to verbose mode
| $ logrotate -v /etc/logrotate.conf $ logrotate –verbose /etc/logrotate.conf |
4. To get the help for logrotate
| $ logrotate -? $ logrotate –help |
5. To display the brief usage help
| $ logrotate –usage |
Related Commands: gzip
