From bf22e8805df69344f6f20cea390e829a22fa741b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Yang Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:14:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update the manual Update the manual for rotating on different filesystems. Upstream-Status: Pending Signed-off-by: Robert Yang --- logrotate.8.in | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/logrotate.8.in b/logrotate.8.in index 951e406..581bf48 100644 --- a/logrotate.8.in +++ b/logrotate.8.in @@ -445,12 +445,10 @@ Do not rotate the log if it is empty (this overrides the \fBifempty\fR option). .TP \fBolddir \fIdirectory\fR -Logs are moved into \fIdirectory\fR for rotation. The \fIdirectory\fR must be -on the same physical device as the log file being rotated, unless \fBcopy\fR, -\fBcopytruncate\fR or \fBrenamecopy\fR option is used. The \fIdirectory\fR -is assumed to be relative to the directory holding the log file -unless an absolute path name is specified. When this option is used all -old versions of the log end up in \fIdirectory\fR. This option may be +Logs are moved into \fIdirectory\fR for rotation. The \fIdirectory\fR +is assumed to be relative to the directory holding the log file unless +an absolute path name is specified. When this option is used all old +versions of the log end up in \fIdirectory\fR. This option may be overridden by the \fBnoolddir\fR option. .TP -- 1.8.3.1