From 4810afca1223099c1546da8d73d653c0d1eff96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kamil Dudka Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:36:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] logrotate.8: unify documentation of copy/copytruncate/renamecopy Bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1934629 Closes: https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate/pull/386 Upstream-commit: 6ac9fe5759678b4c2b312eea490ebbae25092213 Signed-off-by: Kamil Dudka --- logrotate.8.in | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/logrotate.8.in b/logrotate.8.in index f27c279..8064d68 100644 --- a/logrotate.8.in +++ b/logrotate.8.in @@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ Make a copy of the log file, but don't change the original at all. This option can be used, for instance, to make a snapshot of the current log file, or when some other utility needs to truncate or parse the file. When this option is used, the \fBcreate\fR option will have no effect, -as the old log file stays in place. +as the old log file stays in place. The \fBcopy\fR option allows storing +rotated log files on the different devices using \fBolddir\fR directive. .TP \fBnocopy\fR @@ -427,7 +428,9 @@ and thus might continue writing (appending) to the previous log file forever. Note that there is a very small time slice between copying the file and truncating it, so some logging data might be lost. When this option is used, the \fBcreate\fR option will have no effect, -as the old log file stays in place. +as the old log file stays in place. The \fBcopytruncate\fR option allows +storing rotated log files on the different devices using \fBolddir\fR +directive. .TP \fBnocopytruncate\fR @@ -438,9 +441,14 @@ Do not truncate the original log file in place after creating a copy \fBrenamecopy\fR Log file is renamed to temporary filename in the same directory by adding ".tmp" extension to it. After that, \fBpostrotate\fR script is run -and log file is copied from temporary filename to final filename. This allows -storing rotated log files on the different devices using \fBolddir\fR -directive. In the end, temporary filename is removed. +and log file is copied from temporary filename to final filename. In the end, +temporary filename is removed. The \fBrenamecopy\fR option allows storing +rotated log files on the different devices using \fBolddir\fR directive. + +.TP +\fBnorenamecopy\fR +Do not rename and copy the original log file +(this overrides the \fBrenamecopy\fR option). .TP \fBshred\fR -- 2.30.2