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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 b/usr.bin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 index d105b3bfde2..eaa3ed33407 100644 --- a/usr.bin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 +++ b/usr.bin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: newsyslog.8,v 1.23 2002/09/13 01:12:55 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: newsyslog.8,v 1.24 2002/09/13 18:50:09 millert Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, Jason Downs. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -157,13 +157,20 @@ Octal mode of created log files and archives. .It number of archives Specify the number of archives to be kept besides the log file itself. .It size of archives -When the size of the log file reaches this point, the log file becomes trimmed -as described above. +When the size of the log file (in kilobytes) reaches this point, the log +file is trimmed as described above. If this field is replaced by a .Ql * , then the size of the log file is not taken into account when determining when to trim the log file. +By default, files smaller than 512 bytes are not rotated unless the +.Sq B +(binary) flag is set. +This prevents +.Nm +from rotating files consisting solely of a message indicating +that the log file has been turned over. .It archive interval Specify the time separation between the trimming of the log file. If this field is replaced by a |