This script is used in Mac OS X and Windows to rotate logs. In Linux, log rotation is handled via the logrotated daemon, and so is not a part of the install. See Log Rotation.
Location
- Mac OS X:
/Applications/pfx/qube/utils/logrotate.py - Windows:
C:\Program Files\pfx\qube\utils\logrotate.py
Usage
Usage: logrotate.py [-s <logSize> -k <logCount>] <logFile>
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s MAX LOG SIZE, --size=MAX LOG SIZE
log size threshold which will trigger a log rotation -
eg. 100000000, 100000K 100M, 0.1G
-k COUNT, --keep=COUNT
number of logs to keep - default: 4
-n, --dry-run do a dry run, but do not actually perform the
rotation; implies verbose=True
-v, --verbose
Examples
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
$ logrotate.py -s 75M /var/log/supelog | Rotate the supelog at 75M |
$ logrotate.py -s 0.25G /var/log/workerlog | Rotate the workerlog at 250M (0.25G == 250M) |
$ logrotate.py -n -s 50M /var/log/supelog | Display what the log rotation script will do, but do not actually do the rotation (a dry run) |