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Historically, newsyslog compressed rotated log files to save disk space. This was useful in the early days. However, with modern file systems like ZFS offering native compression, and with the availability of larger hard drives, the benefits of additional compression have become less significant. This is particularly true considering the inconvenience of decompressing log files when searching for specific patterns. Additionally, the original implementation of compression methods was not future-proof. As a result, we have redefined the J, X, Y, Z flags to signify "treat the file as compressible" rather than "compress the file with that specific method." A new command-line option, -c, has been introduced to allow overriding these settings in a more future-proof way. The available choices are: * none - do not compress, regardless of flag. * legacy - historical behavior: J=bzip2, X=xz, Y=zstd, Z=gzip. * bzip2, xz, zstd, gzip - apply the specified compression method. Currently, the default is set to 'legacy' to preserve historical behavior. However, our intention is to change this default to 'none' in FreeBSD 15.0. Additionally, this update changes the default settings for zstd to use multithreading and long-range options, better aligning with its intended use. Inspired by D42961 . Reviewed by: debdrup (earlier version, mdoc(7)) MFC after: 1 week Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43165 |
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bin | ||
cddl | ||
contrib | ||
crypto | ||
etc | ||
gnu | ||
include | ||
kerberos5 | ||
lib | ||
libexec | ||
release | ||
rescue | ||
sbin | ||
secure | ||
share | ||
stand | ||
sys | ||
targets | ||
tests | ||
tools | ||
usr.bin | ||
usr.sbin | ||
.arcconfig | ||
.arclint | ||
.cirrus.yml | ||
.clang-format | ||
.git-blame-ignore-revs | ||
.gitattributes | ||
.gitignore | ||
.mailmap | ||
CONTRIBUTING.md | ||
COPYRIGHT | ||
LOCKS | ||
MAINTAINERS | ||
Makefile | ||
Makefile.inc1 | ||
Makefile.libcompat | ||
Makefile.sys.inc | ||
ObsoleteFiles.inc | ||
README.md | ||
RELNOTES | ||
UPDATING |
FreeBSD Source:
This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory.
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage devices.
For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this directory. Additional copyright information also exists for some sources in this tree - please see the specific source directories for more information.
The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree. See build(7), config(8), FreeBSD handbook on building userland, and Handbook for kernels for more information, including setting make(1) variables.
For information on the CPU architectures and platforms supported by FreeBSD, see the FreeBSD website's Platforms page.
Source Roadmap:
Directory | Description |
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bin | System/user commands. |
cddl | Various commands and libraries under the Common Development and Distribution License. |
contrib | Packages contributed by 3rd parties. |
crypto | Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README). |
etc | Template files for /etc. |
gnu | Commands and libraries under the GNU General Public License (GPL) or Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Please see gnu/COPYING and gnu/COPYING.LIB for more information. |
include | System include files. |
kerberos5 | Kerberos5 (Heimdal) package. |
lib | System libraries. |
libexec | System daemons. |
release | Release building Makefile & associated tools. |
rescue | Build system for statically linked /rescue utilities. |
sbin | System commands. |
secure | Cryptographic libraries and commands. |
share | Shared resources. |
stand | Boot loader sources. |
sys | Kernel sources (see sys/README.md). |
targets | Support for experimental DIRDEPS_BUILD |
tests | Regression tests which can be run by Kyua. See tests/README for additional information. |
tools | Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks. |
usr.bin | User commands. |
usr.sbin | System administration commands. |
For information on synchronizing your source tree with one or more of the FreeBSD Project's development branches, please see FreeBSD Handbook.