rm /var/log/boot.log

WannaLearnLinux · 01-27-2004, 08:53 PM

Please can someone tell me if it is possible remove boot.log ?

I need to see boot log when reboot in little bit.

Thank you,

mikshaw · 01-27-2004, 09:16 PM

Could you please be a little more specific? You want to remove an important part of your system because.....?

WannaLearnLinux · 01-27-2004, 09:50 PM

i thought when I remove I'll remove only log.Which is kinda long.

I want to have new clean log when I reboot soon.

Sorry just

mikshaw · 01-27-2004, 10:46 PM

cat /dev/null > /var/log/boot.log
this will replace /var/log/boot.log with an empty document of the same name

WannaLearnLinux · 01-27-2004, 11:14 PM

I appreciate your help. I almost erased it.

Thanks a lot

I write it down.

Jose Muñiz · 01-27-2004, 11:55 PM

You could use the

cat /var/log/boot.log | tail -20

to see the most recent add-ons to your log. In that way you won't have to delete the whole thing. Or maybe make a script that will save the old logs to some other file?

say something like:

#! /bin/bash

cat /var/log/boot.log >> /home/username/boot.backup
cat /dev/null > /var/log/boot.log

Every time you run that script, your /var/log/boot log will be cleaned, and you will have everything in /home/username/boot.backup.

WannaLearnLinux · 01-28-2004, 01:07 AM

Thanx for tip Jose.

This is good idea.

Learning everyday

WannaLearnLinux · 01-28-2004, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikshaw
cat /dev/null > /var/log/boot.log
this will replace /var/log/boot.log with an empty document of the same name

This is what I'm looking for,it works just perfect.Now it is easier to read this log

mikshaw · 01-28-2004, 08:21 PM

I only recommended this as an alternative to removing the file entirely. You'll find sometimes that programs are not created with a failsafe plan in the event that a file doesn't exist. I'm not sure how boot logging works, but it's possible that if you removed the file you would end up with no log at all.