How can I Rotate any .log file on daily basis on linux

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I Want to Write a script to rotate log file of my application on the daily basis..

like this..,

#!/bin/ksh
export TERM=xterm
cp -f /data/logs/nohup.log /data/logs/nohup.log.`date +%y%m%d%k%M%S`
> /data/logs/nohup.log

which will run automatically at the end of the day...

Posted 2-Feb-11 0:28am

Updated 2-Feb-11 1:08am

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Richard MacCutchan 2-Feb-11 6:54am

OK, so what is your question?

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markkuk · Answer 1 · 2011-02-02T05:51:00

Install the logrotate[^] package instead of trying to reinvent it from scratch.

Posted 2-Feb-11 5:51am