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Shell script to rotate & delete/housekeep away highest version logs
I have the following logs in /opt/avscan that's being created by a Shell script's redirection ie > command)
update.log (being created daily)
Would like to add extra lines of Shell script into the current script such that prior to running
the command that do > redirect, add the following task:
if file exists, rm -f update9.log.gz
if file exists, mv update8.log.gz update9.log.gz
if file exists, mv update7.log.gz update8.log.gz
if file exists, mv update6.log.gz update7.log.gz
if file exists, mv update5.log.gz update6.log.gz
if file exists, mv update4.log.gz update5.log.gz
if file exists, mv update3.log.gz update4.log.gz
if file exists, mv update2.log.gz update3.log.gz
if file exists, mv update1.log.gz update2.log.gz
if file exists, mv update.log update1.log
gzip -9 update1.log
... the rest of the existing Shell script codes ...
update.log (being created daily)
Would like to add extra lines of Shell script into the current script such that prior to running
the command that do > redirect, add the following task:
if file exists, rm -f update9.log.gz
if file exists, mv update8.log.gz update9.log.gz
if file exists, mv update7.log.gz update8.log.gz
if file exists, mv update6.log.gz update7.log.gz
if file exists, mv update5.log.gz update6.log.gz
if file exists, mv update4.log.gz update5.log.gz
if file exists, mv update3.log.gz update4.log.gz
if file exists, mv update2.log.gz update3.log.gz
if file exists, mv update1.log.gz update2.log.gz
if file exists, mv update.log update1.log
gzip -9 update1.log
... the rest of the existing Shell script codes ...
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Agree with Mike that you should use logrotate.
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Thanks chaps; I still prefer Shell scripts because I'm not at liberty to install
any packages in our tenants' (Solaris) VMs.
WoolMilkPorc,
Is that limited to 9 versions or we can rotate to more versions where needed?
any packages in our tenants' (Solaris) VMs.
WoolMilkPorc,
Is that limited to 9 versions or we can rotate to more versions where needed?
We can make the number of versions variable, if you wish.
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