From 4810afca1223099c1546da8d73d653c0d1eff96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com>
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 <kdudka@redhat.com>
---
 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