What the hell is log rotate

[neutron2k]

One concept I have been trying to figure out with on linux is, what the hell is log rotate?

[Darksat]

It allows you to handle multiple log files, eg if your log file gets to large, it compesses it and starts a new one, or you can set it up to do it over a specific period of time, eg create a new log every week.

[neutron2k]

Ah so its a log compression utility.

I was reading about it in a Suse 9.3 book and it made absolutly no sense what so ever.

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