Sample logrotate file for backup log

etc/logrotate.d/backup

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+### Rotate backup log file
+
+# location of log file (-l parameter of script file)
+/path/to/backup.log {
+    
+    # rotate log file weekly -- you could also use 'daily', 'monthly' or
+    # specify a size using 'size 100k', for example
+    weekly
+    
+    # keep 4 weeks of old logs (4 files) and delete older ones
+    rotate 4
+    
+    # compress old log files using gzip (default)
+    compress
+}