Linux logrotate
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Logrotate options
- compress
- This is used to compress the rotated log file with gzip, before postrotate
- nocompress
- This is used when you do not want to compress rotated log files.
- copytruncate
- This is used when processes are still writing information to open log files. This option copies the active log file to a backup and truncates the active log file.
- nocopytruncate
- This copies the log files to backup, but the open log file is not truncated.
- create mode owner group
- This rotates the log file and creates a new log file with the specified permissions, owner, and group. The default is to use the same mode, owner, and group as the original file.
- nocreate
- This prevents the creation of a new log file.
- missingok - don't return error if the log file is missing
- delaycompress
- When used with the compress option, the rotated log file is not compressed until the next time it is cycled.
- nodelaycompress
- This overrides delaycompress. The log file is compressed when it is cycled.
- errors address
- This mails logrotate errors to an address.
- ifempty
- With this, the log file is rotated even if it is empty. This is the default for logrotate.
- notifempty
- This does not rotate the log file if it is empty.
- mail address
- This mails log files that are cycled to an address. When mail log files are cycled, they are effectively removed from the system.
- nomail
- When mail log files are cycled, a copy is not mailed.
- olddir directory
- With this, cycled log files are kept in the specified directory. This directory must be on the same filesystem as the current log files.
- noolddir
- Cycled log files are kept in the same directory as the current log files.
- prerotate/endscript
- These are statements that enclose commands to be executed prior to a log file being rotated. The prerotateand endscript keywords must appear on a line by themselves.
- postrotate/endscript
- These are statements that enclose commands to be executed after a log file has been rotated. The postrotateand endscript keywords must appear on a line by themselves.
- daily
- This is used to rotate log files daily.
- weekly
- This is used to rotate log files weekly.
- monthly
- This is used to rotate log files monthly.
- rotate count
- This specifies the number of times to rotate a file before it is deleted. A count of 0 (zero) means no copies are retained. A count of 5 means five copies are retained.
- tabootext [+] list
- This directs logrotate to not rotate files with the specified extension. The default list of extensions is .rpm-orig, .rpmsave, v, and ~.
- size size
- With this, the log file is rotated when the specified size is reached. Size may be specified in bytes (default), kilobytes (sizek), or megabytes (sizem).
References
- The Ultimate Logrotate Command Tutorial with 10 Examples The geek stuff