* Jason McIntyre <j...@kerhand.co.uk> [091123 15:06]: > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:55:01AM -0800, Matthew Dempsky wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Jason McIntyre <j...@kerhand.co.uk> wrote: > > > anyone else want to chip in? > > > > I think "rotate log files" is sufficiently clear. I think that's > > jargon that most sysadmins would understand, and it's also probably > > the first thing people would search for. > > > > I'm not a fan of describing it as "trimming", because the files > > themselves are never trimmed (i.e., truncate(2)), but I can understand > > the use. > > > > I think any text mentioning that it's to maintain a reasonable size is > > redundant; that seems like a pretty basic feature that you'd assume of > > any real log rotation system. > > > > Just my 2c. > > these are pretty much my thoughts. so unless anyone comes up with a > compelling reason not to, i'll change it to "rotate log files". > > jmc >
FWIW, I agree too. jim
