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@@ -15,14 +15,22 @@ echo >&2 "$0: WARNING: using default configuration boilerplate"
#
# Special variables, called hooks, allow you to supply arbitrary
# procedures to be run before and after backup.
-# When set, both variables must contain a whitespace-separated list of
-# commands to be invoked. These commands will be invoked without arguments
-# and run in order of their appearance in the list.
+# When set, a hook must contain a whitespace-separated list of commands to
+# be invoked. These commands will be invoked without arguments and in
+# order of their appearance in the list.
# Commands listed in openlog_hook are run before opening the logfile. The
# most common use for this hook is to rotate an oversized logfile prior to
# opening it.
+#
+# Beam's default hook is beam_logrotate, which uses logrotate(8) to manage
+# the log file.
openlog_hook=beam_logrotate
+# Additional configuration for logrotate can be supplied in the
+# backup_logrotate_conf variable.
+backup_logrotate_conf="weekly
+rotate 4
+"
# The prologue_hook is a list of commands to run before starting backup
# (or restore).
prologue_hook=

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