Pieter van der Meulen pmeulen
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/ split_log.py
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May 14, 2025 11:15
Split a log file into multiple files based on the date at the start at each line. For that time when logrotate did not run...
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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| """ | |
| Split a log file into multiple files based on the dates at the start at each line. | |
| For that time when logrotate did not run... | |
| See the help text for more information on using this script. | |
| Limitations: | |
| - The date must be at the start of each line must have a fixed length. This could be made more flexible by e.g. allowing | |
| the user to provide a regex to match the date. |