@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ logRotate
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77.. dbcommand:: logRotate
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9- :dbcommand:`logRotate` is an :term:`admin database` command that allows you to rotate
10- the MongoDB logs. Use the following syntax: ::
9+ :dbcommand:`logRotate` is an :term:`admin database` command that
10+ allows you to rotate
11+ the MongoDB logs. Use the following syntax:
12+
13+ .. code-block:: javascript
1114
1215 { logRotate: 1 }
1316
@@ -16,27 +19,30 @@ logRotate
1619 Your :program:`mongod` instance needs to be running with the
1720 :option:`--logpath [file] <mongod --logpath>` option.
1821
19- You may also rotate the logs by sending a ``SIGUSR1`` signal to the :program:`mongod` process.
20- If your :program:`mongod` has a process ID of 2200, here's how to send the signal on Linux:
22+ You may also rotate the logs by sending a ``SIGUSR1`` signal to the
23+ :program:`mongod` process.
24+ If your :program:`mongod` has a process ID of 2200, here's how to
25+ send the signal on Linux:
2126
2227 .. code-block:: sh
2328
2429 kill -SIGUSR1 2200
2530
26-
27- :dbcommand:`logRotate` will cause the existing log file to be renamed
28- by appending the current timestamp to the filename. A new log file will be created
29- with the name which was specified by the :option:`--logpath` option to :program:`mongod`
30- or :program:`mongos`.
31- The rotated files will have a timestamp of the form yyyy-mm-ddThh-mm-ss
31+ :dbcommand:`logRotate` will cause the existing log file to be
32+ renamed by appending the current timestamp to the filename.
33+ The rotated files will have a timestamp of the form
34+ <YYYY>-<mm>-<DD>T<HH>-<MM>-<SS>
3235 appended to the filename.
33-
36+ A new log file will be created
37+ with the name which was specified by the
38+ :setting:`--logpath` runtime option to :program:`mongod`
39+ or :program:`mongos`.
3440
3541 .. note::
3642
37- .. versionadded::2.0.3
38-
39- The :dbcommand:`logRotate` command is available to mongod instances
40- running on Windows systems with MongoDB release 2.0.3 and higher.
43+ .. versionadded:: 2.0.3
44+ The :dbcommand:`logRotate` command is available to
45+ :program:`mongod` instances running on Windows systems with
46+ MongoDB release 2.0.3 and higher.
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42- .. 16175 thrown if rotatelogs fails
48+ .. :error:` 16175` is thrown if logRotate fails
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