How to routinely move old log files to a different directory

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Issue

  • I want to compress and move old log files
  • I want to move log files between different physical drives mounted on the same machin
  • I want to routinely relocate old log files

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x

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