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