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Subject: Re: [runit/svlogd] RFE: periodic log-rotation; filter-malfunction
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Gerrit Pape wrote:

> > Would it be possible to add another option (e.g. 'a<seconds>') which
> > sends SIGALRM at <seconds> seconds after the last logrotation?
> 
> I'll have to think about it, in the meantime you could setup a separate
> service doing this work, e.g.:
> 
>  /var/service/socklogrotate/run:
>  #!/bin/sh
>  runsvctrl alarm /var/service/socklog
>  exec sleep <seconds>

This would appear to perfectly satisfy the requirement. That suggests to 
me that adding the functionality to socklog would be bloat.

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Charlie