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authorpst <pst@FreeBSD.org>1998-03-14 22:28:25 +0000
committerpst <pst@FreeBSD.org>1998-03-14 22:28:25 +0000
commit6e818c9e9f6757f39f1e3e8243b88624c1abb812 (patch)
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Add "-F" (force) flag to newsyslog.
Submitted by: Terry Lambert <terry@freebsd.org>
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
index c805197..5841519 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\" This file contains changes from the Open Software Foundation.
.\"
.\" from: @(#)newsyslog.8
-.\" $Id: newsyslog.8,v 1.8 1997/06/23 04:03:49 steve Exp $
+.\" $Id: newsyslog.8,v 1.9 1997/10/06 07:46:06 charnier Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright 1988, 1989 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
.\"
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ must be running as root. Of course,
will not be able to send a HUP signal to
.Xr syslogd 8
so this option should only be used in debugging.
+.It Fl F
+Force
+.Nm
+to trim the logs, even if the trim conditions have not been met. This
+option is useful for diagnosing system problems by providing you with
+fresh logs that contain only the problems.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/newsyslog.confxxxx -compact
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