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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Pi-hole makes use of many commands, and here we will break down those required t
| [Allowlisting, Denylisting and Regex](#allowlisting-denylisting-and-regex) | `pihole allow`, `pihole deny`, `pihole --regex`, `pihole --wild`, `pihole --allow-regex`, `pihole --allow-wild` |
| [Debugger](#debugger) | `pihole debug` |
| [Log Flush](#log-flush) | `pihole flush` |
| [Log Rotate](#log-rotate) | `pihole logrotate`|
| [Repair](#repair) | `pihole repair` |
| [Tail](#tail) | `pihole tail` |
| [Set password](#password) | `pihole setpassword` |
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| Script Location | [`/opt/pihole/piholeLogFlush.sh`](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh) |
| Example Usage | [`pihole flush`](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/the-pihole-command-with-examples/738#flushing-the-log) |

When invoked manually, this command will allow you to empty Pi-hole's log, which is located at `/var/log/pihole/pihole.log`. The command also serves to rotate the log daily, if the `logrotate` application is installed.
When invoked manually, this command will allow you to empty Pi-hole's logs, which are located at `/var/log/pihole/` and removed the last 24h from the long-term database.

### Log Rotate

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| -------------- | -------------- |
| Help Command | N/A |
| Script Location | [`/opt/pihole/piholeLogRotate.sh`](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogRotate.sh) |
| Example Usage | [`pihole logrotate`] |

When invoked manually, this command will allow you rotate Pi-hole's logs, which are located at `/var/log/pihole/`.

### Repair

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