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logrotate

logrotate is an open-source Linux and Unix utility that automates rotation, compression, removal and mailing of log files. It is free software under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. logrotate can rotate, compress, remove and mail log files, on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly schedule or when a file reaches a set size.[1]

  2. The project's COPYING file contains the GNU General Public License version 2.[2]

  3. The project's RPM spec template declares the licence as GPLv2+.[3]

  4. Releases are published as signed source tarballs on GitHub, and patches and questions go through GitHub issues and pull requests.[4]

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References

  1. GitHub - logrotate/logrotate: The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files. · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. logrotate/COPYING at main · logrotate/logrotate · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. logrotate/logrotate.spec.in at main · logrotate/logrotate · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. GitHub - logrotate/logrotate: The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files. · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
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