08-07-2002
How about a script that when fired up, counts the number of lines in the log (`wc -l`) and then starts at the first of the file and has it processes log entries it deletes the log entries until the line count of the log file has been reached?
That way, you process messages, reduce the size of the log, but will not miss any added log entries, and because you start with the initial count of the lines of the log, you won't miss new log entries.
The only problem that I can think of is a situation where you delete and the app writes at the exact same time.
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LOGSAVE(8) System Manager's Manual LOGSAVE(8)
NAME
logsave - save the output of a command in a logfile
SYNOPSIS
logsave [ -asv ] logfile cmd_prog [ ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The logsave program will execute cmd_prog with the specified argument(s), and save a copy of its output to logfile. If the containing
directory for logfile does not exist, logsave will accumulate the output in memory until it can be written out. A copy of the output will
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OPTIONS
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Header) and control-B (ASCII 002 or Start of Text). This allows progress bar information to be visible to the user on the console,
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AUTHOR
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