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| author | srividya0208 <a.srividya@vyos.io> | 2021-05-28 12:48:50 -0400 |
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| committer | srividya0208 <a.srividya@vyos.io> | 2021-05-28 12:48:50 -0400 |
| commit | 041e8e07a460ed7b9d78fab42115fe5c7a8c9c50 (patch) | |
| tree | ea0e8b2784da8302204a792caec4a7d49b0506e2 /docs/configuration/system | |
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system:syslog: added delete log file section
Added a help section for the "delete log file" command
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diff --git a/docs/configuration/system/syslog.rst b/docs/configuration/system/syslog.rst index a4d641b5..9ba9d415 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/system/syslog.rst +++ b/docs/configuration/system/syslog.rst @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Console :ref:`syslog_facilities` keywords and :ref:`syslog_severity_level` keywords see tables below. +.. _custom-file: Custom File ----------- @@ -229,3 +230,16 @@ displayed. .. hint:: Use ``show log | strip-private`` if you want to hide private data when sharing your logs. + +Delete Logs +=========== + +.. opcmd:: delete log file <text> + +Deletes the specified user-defined file <text> in the /var/log/user directory + +Note that deleting the log file does not stop the system from logging events. +If you use this command while the system is logging events, old log events +will be deleted, but events after the delete operation will be recorded in +the new file. To delete the file altogether, first delete logging to the +file using system syslog :ref:`custom-file` command, and then delete the file. |