Compress files with logrotate

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I have a directory structure which contains files already rotated (eg. there is a date part applied to the end). I would like to compress them and keep only 7 of each file type.

Is this achievable with logrotate?

Yes - did you read the man page which includes examples of how to achieve these results? — symcbean, Jul 06 '12 at 23:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '12 at 21:53

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Why not just add the compress option to your logrotate config file? Reinventing the wheel sucks.

answered Jul 22 '12 at 21:53

Michael Hampton

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score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '12 at 19:30

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I have decided to write a shell script instead of using logrotate for this purpose.

answered Jul 22 '12 at 19:30

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