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Add --clear flag to docker logs command

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the docker logs command and its existing unit tests; trace how logs for stopped containers are handled. Verify the confirmation prompt, root requirement, and os.Truncate behavior, then add unit tests covering --clear and log truncation.

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Description

kind/feature status/0-triage
Description

Problem

Docker logs can grow very large, making it hard to view recent entries without scrolling.

Solution

Add a --clear flag to docker logs that:

  • Prompts for confirmation and truncates log files for stopped containers (permanent, requires root).

Use Cases

  • Quick viewing of logs without old output cluttering the screen.
  • Managing large log files on disk.

Implementation

  • Log truncation uses os.Truncate with root check.
  • Includes unit tests.
Dominant language
Go
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Merged PRs (30d)
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