Bug 278671 - newsyslog.conf has an incomplete reference regarding trimming
Summary: newsyslog.conf has an incomplete reference regarding trimming
Status: New
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Manual Pages (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
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Reported: 2024-04-30 21:32 UTC by Darren Henderson
Modified: 2024-05-01 14:14 UTC (History)
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Description Darren Henderson 2024-04-30 21:32:33 UTC 
man 5 newsyslog.d when discussing the size option the text states "...the log
file will be trimmed as described above.  If this field contains an asterisk(`*'), the log file will not be trimmed based on size."

Nothing prior to that statement addresses trimming so it's unclear as to what the asterisk is meant to do. 

I suspect it was meant to be "rotated" rather than "trimmed". This would read more clearlym, "...the log file will be rotated.  If this field contains an asterisk (`*'), the log file will not be rotated based on size."
Comment 1 Darren Henderson 2024-05-01 14:14:09 UTC 
Sorry - that was sloppy - should be "man 5 newsyslog.conf"