logrotate

TLDR

Force rotation manually

$ logrotate [path/to/logrotate.conf] --force

Run with custom mail command

$ logrotate [path/to/logrotate.conf] --mail /usr/bin/mail

Run without state file

$ logrotate [path/to/logrotate.conf] --state /dev/null

Skip state file check

$ logrotate [path/to/logrotate.conf] --skip-state-lock

Log verbose output to file

$ logrotate [path/to/logrotate.conf] --log [path/to/log]

SYNOPSIS

logrotate [options] configfile_

DESCRIPTION

logrotate manages log files by rotating, compressing, removing, and mailing them. It prevents logs from consuming excessive disk space and is typically run daily via cron.

PARAMETERS

-f, --force

Force rotation even if not needed

--mail COMMAND

Command to mail logs

--state FILE

State file path

--skip-state-lock

Skip state file locking

--log FILE

Log verbose output to file

-d, --debug

Debug mode (don't make changes)

-v, --verbose

Verbose output

CAVEATS

Configuration files in /etc/logrotate.d/ are included by the main config. State file tracks rotation history.