Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:29:30 -0000 From: "Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: newsyslog - backup logfile question Message-ID: <NCBBIAMNAKDKFJIIGNPKOEDMGMAA.barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <20011205162540.GA57948@keyslapper.org>
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Louis: I think the -a option to newsyslog will do what you want - man newsyslog to be sure. - Barry -- Barry Byrne > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Louis LeBlanc > Sent: 05 December 2001 16:26 > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: newsyslog - backup logfile question > > > Quick question about newsyslog. I suspect it's not possible, but it > can't hurt much to ask, right? > > I often go thru logs on a daily basis, and often have to sort thru the > directory to find the current logs. I wonder if it is possible to > have newsyslog, in addition to gzipping old logs, to put all gzipped > backups into a ./bak/ directory? I know it has to know how many > backups it has kept, so I can't just move *.gz files in on a regular > basis - that would screw things up. I found nothing in the manpage, > and I'm not sure where else to look. > > Obviously this would be an easy enough feature to add, but I'm not > inclined to put yet another rod in the furnace just yet. > > Thanks in advance. > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ > > Mencken and Nathan's Fifteenth Law of The Average American: > The worst actress in the company is always the manager's wife. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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