Copy screenlog.n file and restart log?

Question

I'm running a application using gnu screen and logging everything the the -L flag. The screenlog.n file is being created just fine. What I would like to copy the contents of that file to something like log_<date>, and then clear the screenlog.n file to start logging the next day. So far I have only found solutions for appending, or leaving the screenlog.n file to keep all the information.

Answer 1

I found that screen will create a new screenlog.n file automatically if I delete the existing one while a screen session is detached. I simply scheduled a cronjob to copy and rename the existing file and then delete it. A new screenlog.n file is created as soon as there is something new to log.