On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Philip Hazel wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, John Sloan wrote:
>
> > I note that exicyclog doesn't compress the first rotated copy of the
> > logfile, so using it, it doesn't matter too much if the logfile is closed
> > promptly. However if I want to rotate and compress immediately, I need
> > to ensure that the file is no longer being written to.
>
> If you search doc/spec.txt for "exicyclog", the second paragraph you find
> will answer your question.
>
> [I am trying to train people to grep spec.txt, to cut down the volume on
> this list.]
>
> --
> Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
Hmm. However if you use the online documentation habitually: the index
entry for exicyclog takes you to section 53, rather than 51, so you miss
this important paragraph... :(
John
