### Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3

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# Manual Page: rotatelogs

    NAME
         rotatelogs - rotate Apache logs without having to  kill  the
         server

    SYNOPSIS
         rotatelogs logfile rotationtime [ offset ]

    DESCRIPTION
         rotatelogs is a simple program for use in  conjunction  with
         Apache's piped logfile feature which can be used like this:

            TransferLog "|rotatelogs /path/to/logs/access_log 86400"

         This creates the files  /path/to/logs/access_log.nnnn  where
         nnnn  is  the  system time at which the log nominally starts
         (this time will always be a multiple of the  rotation  time,
         so you can synchronize cron scripts with it).  At the end of
         each rotation time (here  after  24  hours)  a  new  log  is
         started.

    OPTIONS
         logfile
              The path plus basename of the logfile. The suffix .nnnn
              is automatically added.

         rotationtime
              The rotation time in seconds.

         offset
              The number of minutes offset from UTC. If omitted, zero
              is assumed and UTC is used.  For example, to use local
              time in the zone UTC -5 hours, specify a value of -300
              for this argument.

    SEE ALSO
         httpd(8)

### Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3