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Subject: Re: Simple command to reset / clear all logs?
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Hello,

It might be all right to remove all "normal file" logs,
though you may want to retain all subdirectories.

find /var/log -type f -exec rm {} \;

may do.

# sorry. I wouldn't do that rough and not tested.
# Basically, those are just incremental logs, whose
# lines are mostly not referred by running system.



(2011/01/13 01:04), Redd Vinylene wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a simple command to reset / clear everything in my /var/log? I've
> done a lot of testing, configuring, trial and error and most of my logs are
> just full of bullshit and I'd like a fresh start :-)
>
> Thanks!
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