Welcome to log-archive-cli! This is a lightweight and secure command-line tool designed to help you archive system logs effortlessly. It adds timestamps to your logs for easier management and review.

• Lightweight: Minimal system resource usage.
• Secure: Keeps your logs safe with built-in protections.
• Easy to Use: Designed for users with no programming experience.
• Timestamping: Automatically adds timestamps to your archived logs for easy identification.
• Cross-Platform: Works well on various Linux distributions, especially Alpine Linux.
• Automated Management: Set it to run in the background using cron jobs for regular archiving.

To run log-archive-cli, you need:

• Operating System: A Linux-based OS (preferably Alpine Linux).
• Shell: Bash is required to execute scripts.
• Disk Space: At least 50 MB free for the application and logs.
• Docker (Optional): If you wish to run the tool in a containerized environment.

To get started with log-archive-cli, visit this page to download:

Download log-archive-cli Releases

1. Open the link in your web browser.
2. You will see different versions of the software listed.
3. Choose the latest version and download the file that fits your system.

1. Extract Files: Once the file is downloaded, extract it to your preferred directory.

   tar -xzf log-archive-cli-v1.0.tar.gz

2. Navigate to the Directory: Change to the directory where you extracted the files.

   cd log-archive-cli

3. Make Executable: You need to make the application executable.

   chmod +x log-archive-cli

4. Run the Tool: Execute the tool using the following command:

   ./log-archive-cli

This tool is simple to use. Once you run it, you can archive logs from your specified directory.

./log-archive-cli /path/to/logs 

Replace /path/to/logs with the directory where your logs are located.

By default, archived logs will be stored in the same directory with timestamps added to their names.

For advanced users, log-archive-cli supports integration with cron jobs. This way, you can automate the log archiving process.

1. Open your crontab configuration.

   crontab -e

2. Add a line for log archiving, for example, to run it daily at midnight:

   0 0 * * * /path/to/log-archive-cli /path/to/logs

Replace /path/to/log-archive-cli with the full path to your executable.

Yes, although it is optimized for Alpine Linux, you can run it on most Linux distributions.

No, you can run log-archive-cli as a regular user, provided you have access to the logs you want to archive.

Simply delete the directory where you extracted log-archive-cli. There’s no installation conflict.

Feel free to reach out to our community for any questions or support.

• Issues Page: If you run into problems, please report them here.
• Contributing: Want to help out? Check our contributing guidelines.

Stay updated by following our repository. Together, we make log management simple and efficient.

For more details, visit our GitHub Releases page.