Merge bug19200 into bug19193

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod
index ebe0cd4393..eb1750d04c 100644
--- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod
+++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ force_reset
     It should only be used as a last resort if the database or cluster
     configuration has been corrupted.
     
-reopen_logs
+reopen_logs [suffix]
     instruct the RabbitMQ node to close and reopen the log files.
+    When the I<suffix> value is provided, the RabbitMQ broker will
+    attempt to append the current contents of the log file to the file
+    with name composed of the original name and the suffix. It will
+    create a new file if such a file does not already exist.
     This command might be helpful when you are e.g. writing your own
     logrotate script and you do not want to restart the RabbitMQ node.
     
@@ -123,6 +127,11 @@ Grant user named foo access to the virtual host called test at the
 default Erlang node:
 
     rabbitmqctl map_user_vhost foo test
+    
+Append current logs' content to the files with ".1" suffix and reopen
+them:
+
+    rabbitmqctl reopen_logs .1
 
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