minix/commands/scripts/rotate.sh
2005-08-12 17:49:07 +00:00

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#!/bin/sh
RM="rm -f"
MV="mv -f"
if [ $# -ne 2 ]
then echo "Usage: $0 <log> <keep>"
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -f "$1" ]
then exit 1
fi
if [ "$2" -le 0 ]
then echo "Keep at least 1 copy please."
exit 1
fi
k="$2"
$RM "$1.$k" 2>/dev/null || exit 1
while [ "$k" -ge 2 ]
do prev="`expr $k - 1`"
$MV $1.$prev.gz $1.$k.gz 2>/dev/null
k=$prev
done
gzip -c $1 >$1.1.gz && : >$1