re: logfile size

From: Jaco van Iterson (J.C.vanIterson@ET.TUDelft.NL)
Date: 11/06/95


On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Rasmus Rxnlev wrote:

> Hey,
> 
> I kinda remember some time ago, where someone mentioned a program that 
> could control the sizes of logfiles made with Circle's standard autorun 
> script... 
> Problem is that my log/ directory was loaded with arroud 50 megs one 
> day... rather tuff, as the site-admin called me, and yelled as a mad dog ;)
> Anyways, what I need is generaly some nifty program, or shell command 
> that allows to set a max filesize (primarily on the logfiles).
> 
> Con.
> 
> 

Look up 'limit' in the 'csh' manual, I think you'll find what you want there.

Why didn't you ask your site-admin this question, give the man a bottle of
wisky and he will be your friend, he'll be only tapping his foot instead of
yelling as a mad dog next time.

:P

Jaco



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