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Log Rotation & Archiving with Bash

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Aug 16, 2025
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๐Ÿ” **Automate Log Rotation & Archiving with Bash** | Linux Automation Series In this episode, I walk you through a practical Bash script that rotates and archives old log files on a Linux system. This is a must-have for sysadmins and IT operations professionals who want to keep their servers clean and organized. ๐Ÿ“Œ What you'll learn: - How to find `.log` files older than a set number of days - How to compress and move logs to an archive folder - How to automate the process with cron - How to structure and document your script for GitHub ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub Repo: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://github.com/mohammed-merahi/bash-log-rotation-archiving ๐Ÿ“š Related Topics: - Bash scripting for system maintenance - Linux log management - IT automation workflows ๐Ÿ’ฌ Got questions or suggestions? Drop them in the comments or connect with me on LinkedIn! ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe for more sysadmin tutorials and automation walkthroughs. #Linux #BashScripting #Sysadmin #Automation #LogRotation #CronJobs #ShellScript #ITOperations #DevOps #OpenSource #GitHubProjects #MohammedMerahi

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