Information about the package, cronolog, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The cronolog package is designed for, Web log rotation program for Apache.
Package Name:
cronolog
Summary:
Web log rotation program for Apache
URL:
Description:
cronolog is a simple filter program that reads log file entries from standard input and writes each entry to the output file specified by a filename template and the current date and time. When the expanded filename changes, the current file is closed and a new one opened. cronolog is intended to be used in conjunction with a Web server, such as Apache, to split the access log into daily or monthly logs.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.6.2
Release:
10.el6
Size:
34 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 1.0
Control the cronolog package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install cronolog
This command will install cronolog on the server.
yum remove cronolog
This command will un-install cronolog on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cronolog, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove cronolog
This command will un-install cronolog on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cronolog when using the -y flag.
yum update cronolog
This command will update cronolog to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cronolog, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update cronolog
This command will update cronolog to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cronolog when using the -y flag.
yum info cronolog
This command will show you core information about the cronolog package.
yum deplist cronolog
This command will show you the dependencies for cronolog. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update cronolog
This command will check if there is an update waiting on cronolog. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.