Does logrotate handle wildcards the same as ls?

Question

I'd like to specify the files for logrotate to handle via the following wildcard string: /home/deploy/*/logs/nginx-*.log

If I do ls with this wildcard string, it shows exactly the files I want to be rotated. Will logrotate handle the wildcard string as expected, i.e. the same as with ls?

Yes I believe it does! – George Udosen Jun 21 '18 at 17:05 — George Udosen, Jun 21 '18 at 17:05

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '18 at 17:06

Yes it does see man logrotate, but note the warning:

Please use wildcards with caution. If you specify *, logrotate will rotate all files, including previously rotated ones. A way around this is to use the olddir directive or a more exact wildcard (such as *.log).

Does logrotate handle wildcards the same as ls?

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