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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml index a9b6a7e2c6..e4c1b943c4 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml @@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ <item> <p>Controls the number of log files written before older files are reused. Defaults to 5, minimum is 2, maximum is 1000.</p> + <p>Note that, as a way to indicate the newest file, <c>run_erl</c> will + delete the oldest log file to maintain a "hole" in the file + sequences. For example, if log files #1, #2, #4 and #5 exists, that + means #2 is the latest and #4 is the oldest. You will therefore at most + get one less log file than the value set by + <c>RUN_ERL_LOG_GENERATIONS</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>RUN_ERL_LOG_MAXSIZE</c></tag> <item> |