Why not simply move the file every day to alert_SID.log.MMDD ?
Next time Oracle will have something to write to the file, it will recreate
a new one.
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> From: Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com[SMTP:Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com]
> Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 17:40
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Need script to copy and then truncate/tail alert log
>
> Does anyone have a script that will copy over and then truncate or tail (I
> can't
> remember if it's tail)
> the alert log? Or something appropriate to keep our alert log to a day's
> worth
> of log information while
> keeping the file in the same directory (hopefully with a datestamp in the
> old
> log file name). Then we
> want to clean out the old log files on a weekly or daily basis.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Cherie
>
>
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