linux man page for flog

Query: flog

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FLOG(1)                                                       General Commands Manual                                                      FLOG(1)

NAME
flog - dump STDIN to file and reopen on SIGHUP
SYNOPSIS
flog [ -t ] [ -T format ] [ -l number ] [ -p pidfile ] logfile
DESCRIPTION
flog (file logger) reads input from STDIN and writes to a file. When a SIGHUP is received, the file will be reopened, allowing for log rotation.
OPTIONS
-t prepend each line with "YYYYMMDD;HH:MM:SS: " -T format prepend each line with specified strftime(3) format -l number log file length limit (force truncation) -p pidfile create pid file
AUTHOR
Fredrik Sjoholm <fredrik@sjoholm.com>
LICENSE
Licensed under the GNU General Public License March 2008 FLOG(1)
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