Hi people. Does anyone have a good script for copying a log file, moving it to another directory, and renaming it for debugging later? I am currently running a debug on a 3rd party application. I want to be able to copy a log covering 'x' period of time to another directory. I want to add date/time stamp info to keep each file unique. This is to prevent loss of info when the debug overwrites at the beginning of each new day. I am NOT a script writer, but hope to learn with your help. THANKS!
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script to copy log file to new directory
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MoshiachNow
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Something like:
#!/bin/ksh
DATE1=`date +%m%d%H%M%y`
cp <LOGFILE> /BACKUP_FS/<LOGFILE>.$DATE1
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#!/bin/ksh
DATE1=`date +%m%d%H%M%y`
cp <LOGFILE> /BACKUP_FS/<LOGFILE>.$DATE1
"Long live king Moshiach !"
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MoshiachNow
IS-IT--Management
aixmurderer
IS-IT--Management
If it's a system log the /etc/syslog.conf can possibly do it for you. There are some sample entries in there on how to go about it.
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