Greg Smith wrote: > Let's say you're using logging_collector and you've put some %-escapes > into log_filename for daily log rotation. Perhaps it's daily rotation > with this pattern: > > log_filename = 'postgresql-%Y-%m-%d.log' > > Is there any good way to ask the server what log file name it's currently > writing to? I was trying to write something that does a "tail" on the > current log, and was hoping there was a simple way to figure out which > file that goes against. Looking for the latest timestamp or running > strftime would both work I guess, those just seemed a little heavy (was > hoping for an "alias"-sized answer) to figure out something that the > server certainly knows.
It seems that there is enough need for this feature, that it has been implemented multiple times -- but most of them will fail in corner cases. Seems an obvious candidate for an in-core function ... -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
