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From: "Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
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Subject: RE: newsyslog - backup logfile question
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:29:30 -0000
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Louis:

I think the -a option to newsyslog will do what you want - man newsyslog to
be sure.

 - Barry

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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
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>


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