logrotate ☆

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Description:
Rotates, compresses, and mails system logs

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: logging system-utilities sysadmin log-management linux

Install: brew install logrotate

About:
Logrotate is a system utility designed to manage the automatic rotation, compression, and removal of log files. It prevents logs from consuming excessive disk space by enforcing retention policies. The tool supports both daily and weekly rotations and can be configured via a simple config file.

Key Features:

Automatic rotation and compression of log files
Flexible configuration via a single config file
Supports post-rotation scripts (e.g., sending signals to services)
Handles multiple log files and wildcards

Use Cases:

Managing system logs on Linux servers
Preventing disk space exhaustion from application logs

Alternatives:

newsyslog – BSD utility with similar functionality, often found on FreeBSD and macOS

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 8:21pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	50f7afdd