Re^2: How to rotate and compress log files

with logrotate(8) (man logrotate) - that compresses stuff, too.

Am I correct to assume I should then simply log to a file without rotation using log4perl, then let logrotate handle both rotation and compression?

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Re^3: How to rotate and compress log files by shmem (Chancellor) on Aug 14, 2010 at 09:57 UTC
Yes. No point in re-inventing this wheel IMHO if your OS provides a solid solution. Remember: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris :-)	[reply]