2001-07-10 14:25:50 +00:00
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#!/bin/bash
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filename=sys.log
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cat /dev/null > $filename; echo "Creating / cleaning out file."
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2012-04-04 22:51:18 +00:00
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# Creates the file if it does not already exist,
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2002-04-01 16:04:17 +00:00
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#+ and truncates it to zero length if it does.
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2002-06-03 14:35:48 +00:00
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# : > filename and > filename also work.
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2001-07-10 14:25:50 +00:00
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tail /var/log/messages > $filename
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# /var/log/messages must have world read permission for this to work.
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echo "$filename contains tail end of system log."
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exit 0
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