[RP] Debugging logs

[Mike Meyer]

shawn <address@hidden> types:
> if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
>     $1
> else
>  /home/sabetts/src/ratpoison/src/ratpoison 1>/tmp/rplog 2>&1
> fi
> 
> then /tmp/rplog contains all ratpoison output. When a problem arises I
> open the file and start reading...I assume that if you empty the file
> periodically the debug output will still accumulate:
> 
> $ >/tmp/rplog
> 
> should empty it...

Gee, while cleaning up mail today comes the commit message for
"flog". This is a little tool that does exactly the right thing:

ratpoison 2>&1 | flog /tmp/rplog &

Then:

$ rm /tmp/rplog
$ killall -HUP flog

will correctly truncate the log. It also truncates the log if the
device runs out of space.

FreeBSD users just need to sup the latest ports tree. Others - well,
you're on your own. I'll send you the sources if you really can't find
it.

        <mike
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