10-09-2003
Quote:
Originally posted by Kelam_Magnus
cp log.orig log.bak.<date>
compress log.bak.<date>
> log.orig [/B]
This would not delete the file name would it ? just clean whats in it ? using >log.orig ?
Isn't there a way to use the [truncate] command also?
like [truncate log.orig] would this delete every thing but recent entries ?
Last edited by rocker40; 10-09-2003 at 01:26 PM..
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strclean
strclean(1M) strclean(1M)
NAME
strclean - remove outdated STREAMS error log files
SYNOPSIS
logdir] age]
DESCRIPTION
cleans the STREAMS error logger directory of log files mm-dd) that contain error messages sent by the STREAMS log driver, strlog(7). If
the option is not used to specify another directory, removes error log files in the directory. If the option is not used to specify
another age, removes error log files that have not been modified in three days.
Options
recognizes the following options and command-line arguments:
Specifies a directory for the location of the
STREAMS error log files to be removed if this is not the default directory
Specifies a maximum age in days for the
STREAMS error log files if this not the default age of 3. The value of age must be an integer greater than or less than 3.
EXAMPLES
Remove day-old error log files from a directory called
FILES
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tained in the file.
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SEE ALSO
strerr(1M), strlog(7).
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