Log rotation script example

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  1. !/bin/bash
  2. Log Rotate
  1. create a copy and clear the current log file

cp -a /var/log/fail2ban.log /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp && echo "" | tee /var/log/fail2ban.log

  1. compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention

tar cfj /var/log/fail2ban_log_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar.bz2 /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp

  1. remove intermediate copy

rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp

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