Re: [tlug] Apache: Logging: how-to pipe logs or logtoanothermachine (was Disk

["Jean-Christian Imbeault" <jean_christian@example.com>]

>From: Bruno Raoult <br@example.com>
>
>I think your test was not correct. gzip uses (with others) lzw
>compression which does not need EOF.

Really? This could be goooood ...

>The problem is stdio cache, which "caches" data in memory until a BUFSIZ

Makes some kind of sense.

>Try with a bigger file, like:
>	cat /var/log/messages | gzip [etc...]

Doesn't cat send an EOF when it finishes?

>If you want really to see it in action, do:
>	(cat /var/log/messages; cat) | gzip [etc...]

I'll try this.

BTW how can I find out the size of BUFSIZE?

Jc

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