<section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>
- <p><code><strong>rotatelogs</strong> <var>logfile</var>
+ <p><code><strong>rotatelogs</strong>
+ [ -<strong>l</strong> ]
+ <var>logfile</var>
[ <var>rotationtime</var> [ <var>offset</var> ]] |
[ <var>filesize</var>M ]</code></p>
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<dl>
+<dt><code>-l</code> (<em>2.0.51 and later</em>)</dt>
+<dd>Causes the use of local time rather than GMT as the base for the
+interval. Note that using <code>-l</code> in an environment which changes the
+GMT offset (such as for BST or DST) can lead to unpredictable results!</dd>
+
<dt><code><var>logfile</var></code></dt>
<dd>The path plus basename of the logfile. If <var>logfile</var>