<p><code><strong>rotatelogs</strong>
[ -<strong>l</strong> ]
+ [ -<strong>f</strong> ]
<var>logfile</var>
<var>rotationtime</var>|<var>filesize</var>M
[ <var>offset</var> ]</code></p>
changes the GMT offset (such as for BST or DST) can lead to unpredictable
results!</dd>
+<dt><code>-f</code></dt>
+<dd>Causes the logfile to be opened immediately, as soon as
+<code>rotatelogs</code> starts, instead of waiting for the
+first logfile entry to be read (for non-busy sites, there may be
+a substantial delay between when the server is started
+and when the first request is handled, meaning that the
+associated logfile does not "exist" until then, which
+causes problems from some automated logging tools)</dd>
+
<dt><code><var>logfile</var></code></dt>
<dd>The path plus basename of the logfile. If <var>logfile</var>