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Log file management is essential for maintaining a healthy system, especially when dealing with large volumes of log data. Bash scripts can automate tasks like log rotation, archiving, and cleanup to ensure disk space is conserved and logs remain organized. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to creating a script for managing log files. Here’s a foundational Bash script to handle basic log file management tasks such as archiving and cleanup: #!/bin/bash # Variables
LOG_DIR="/var/log/myapp" # Directory containing log files
ARCHIVE_DIR="/var/log/archive" # Directory for archived logs
RETENTION_DAYS=30 # Number of days to retain logs
LOG_FILE="/var/log/log_management.