Re: truncating log file

  • From: Dimitar Radoulov <cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: onkarnath.tiwary@xxxxxxxxx, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:44:13 +0200

Excuse me, 
the windows command is "copy", not "cp", so:

1. Backup the current log:

copy the_name_of_your_logfile.log the_name_of_your_logfile.log.old

2. Truncate it:

echo "Whatever you want" > the_name_of_your_logfile.log



HTH
Dimitre


On 6/20/05, Radoulov, Dimitre <cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can try:
>  
> cp the_name_of_your_logfile.log
> the_name_of_your_logfile.log.old
> echo "Resetting the log ..." > the_name_of_your_logfile.log
>  
>  
>  
> HTH
> 
> Dimitre 
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Onkar N Tiwary 
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:33 AM
> Subject: truncating log file
> 
> Hi all,
>  
> Few days ago I had seen one mail containing the method of truncating  a log
> file and setting its size to say few megs without opening it on windows 2000
> but now I don remember the command. If anyone can either forward that mail
> and pass me the command , will be obliged. 
> 
> -- 
> Thanks & Regards,
> T. Onkar Nath
> Ph : +91-9826728111(Cell)
>        to_onkar@xxxxxxxxx
>        onkarnath.tiwary@xxxxxxxxx 
>
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