Technical Documentation

clear log

Syntax

clear log filename<all>

Release Information

Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Command introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Remove contents of a log file.

Options

filename

Name of the specific log file to truncate.

all

(Optional) Truncate the specified log file and delete all archived versions of it.

Required Privilege Level

clear

Related Topics

List of Sample Output

clear log

Output Fields

See file list for an explanation of output fields.

Sample Output

clear log

The following sample commands list log file information, clear the contents of a log file, and then display the updated log file information:

user@host> file list lcc0-re0:/var/log/sampled detail
lcc0-re0:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-rw-r-----  1 root  wheel      26450 Jun 23 18:47 /var/log/sampled
total 1
user@host> clear log lcc0-re0:sampled
lcc0-re0:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
user@host> file list lcc0-re0:/var/log/sampled detail
lcc0-re0:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-rw-r-----  1 root  wheel         57 Sep 15 03:44 /var/log/sampled
total 1

Published: 2010-07-12

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