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 edit the sudo crontab ''sudo crontab -e'': edit the sudo crontab ''sudo crontab -e'':
 +<code>
 Example of job definition: Example of job definition:
 # .---------------- minute (0 - 59) # .---------------- minute (0 - 59)
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 # *  *  *  *  *   user-name command to be executed # *  *  *  *  *   user-name command to be executed
 # 0  0  1  *  * /home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh /var/log/UPS/UPSLog.Log #Rotate NUT UPS log file # 0  0  1  *  * /home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh /var/log/UPS/UPSLog.Log #Rotate NUT UPS log file
 +</code>
  
 where ''/home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh'' is: where ''/home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh'' is:
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 </code> </code>
 Remember to make executable (''sudo chmod +x /home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh'') Remember to make executable (''sudo chmod +x /home/shared/Myscripts/rotatelog.sh'')
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 +====logrotate====
 +  -Install logrotate
 +    - debian: ''sudo apt install logrotate''
 +    - Arch: ''sudo pacman -S logrotate''
 +  *The main logrotate configuration file is here: ''/etc/logrotate.conf''
 +  *
 +
 +====Links====
 +[[https://www.linuxshelltips.com/rotate-logs-with-logrotate-linux/|How to Rotate Logs With Logrotate in Linux]]
  
  
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