From: Petr Špaček Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 14:18:06 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Make rndc dnstap -roll docs easier to read X-Git-Tag: v9.19.12~9^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2897a45644545499f502b071dd32b8e41d50f513;p=thirdparty%2Fbind9.git Make rndc dnstap -roll docs easier to read --- diff --git a/bin/rndc/rndc.rst b/bin/rndc/rndc.rst index 3efbe315251..549f0776e01 100644 --- a/bin/rndc/rndc.rst +++ b/bin/rndc/rndc.rst @@ -189,9 +189,13 @@ Currently supported commands are: .. option:: dnstap (-reopen | -roll [number]) - This command closes and re-opens DNSTAP output files. ``rndc dnstap -reopen`` allows + This command closes and re-opens DNSTAP output files. + + ``rndc dnstap -reopen`` allows the output file to be renamed externally, so that :iscman:`named` can - truncate and re-open it. ``rndc dnstap -roll`` causes the output file + truncate and re-open it. + + ``rndc dnstap -roll`` causes the output file to be rolled automatically, similar to log files. The most recent output file has ".0" appended to its name; the previous most recent output file is moved to ".1", and so on. If ``number`` is specified, then