Computer Associates BABNWUP900NE6 Administration Guide - Page 326

ca_log Options The following options are supported: Option -clear filename -delete filename Description Clears the log file and index files associated with a log file. All the information in the log file is discarded, and the resulting log file will have zero length. Delete the specified log file. Note: All the information in the log file is eliminated after a delete action. This command is generally used for deleting user logs and job logs. Some of the daemon log files such as activity log, camediad.log, cadbd.log, and cauth.log, for example, are essential for functioning of BrightStor AB, and these log files can not be deleted by this command. You can only clear such log files using clear command. -purge filename Delete the specified log file from the Activity log. -purge filename [-olderthan num, day[s] | week[s] | months[s] | year{s}>] Delete the specified log file based on age criteria from the Activity log. -browse Show all available log files. -view filename Show the specified log file -view filename [-jobID ID] Show the specified log file by job ID. -view filename [-before mm/dd/yyyy] Report all entries in the specified log file before the specified date. -view filename [-after mm/dd/yyyy] Report all entries in the specified log file after the specified date. -view filename [-monitor] Show entries to the specified log file as they are added, providing near real-time monitoring. B-40 Administrator Guide