[Xaphan]

Anyway of renaming the console.log daily?
Maybe this would need to be an extension?
111309_console.log
111409_console.log
111509_console.log

[El Curioso]

Sorry for reanimating this old thread, but I am also very curious about a solution.

You can set the console-output-name via the command "con_logfile": e.g. "con_logfile tf2_console.log"
So the output would be written allways to this file. To change it manually everyday from 020414_console.log to 020514_console.log... ect. is possible, but no practical solution.

Should better be a server-command executed once a day e.g.
ServerCommand("con_logfile %s_console.log",DATE_OF_TODAY);

Unfortunately I am no programmer , but maybe it´s a start.
Any help would be appreciated very much

[Bacardi]

Delete plugin when not one to use it anymore

Spoiler

PHP Code:

new Handle:con_logfile;

public OnPluginStart()
{
    con_logfile = FindConVar("con_logfile");

    if(con_logfile != INVALID_HANDLE)
    {
        new timestamp = GetTime();

        new String:buffer[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
        FormatTime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%Y-%m-%d_console.log", timestamp);
        //PrintToServer("%s", buffer);
        SetConVarString(con_logfile, buffer);

        FormatTime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%M", timestamp);
        new minutes = StringToInt(buffer);

        FormatTime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%S", timestamp);
        new seconds = StringToInt(buffer);

        new Float:timer = 3600.0 - float(minutes * 60 + seconds);
        timer += 1.0; // One second over the hour

        CreateTimer(timer, update, false); // first timer, on the hour
    }

}

public Action:update(Handle:timer, any:repeat)
{
    if(!repeat)
    {
        CreateTimer(3600.0, update, true, TIMER_REPEAT); // continue repeating every on the hour
    }

    new String:buffer[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
    FormatTime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%Y-%m-%d_console.log");
    //PrintToServer("%s", buffer);
    SetConVarString(con_logfile, buffer);
} 


and use con_timestamp 1


*edit
seems con_logfile cvar is annoying, once you have set file name or empty value "", it still continue logging. Can't disable.
Unless you set destination folder what not exist "no/file.log", it not create file anymore.

[El Curioso]

Wow Bacardi, thank you so much! That did the trick.
It is working: 2014-02-06_console.log

The cvar "con_timestamp" does work on cs:s but is blocked/hidden in cs:go.
The above log is from cs:go, so it seems to work perfect nonetheless.

[Bacardi]

Ok, You Can check cvar typing
Help con_timestamp
If see any output of it, use
Sm_cvar con_timestamp 1

[El Curioso]

CS:S - output: "con_timestamp" = "1" - Prefix console.log entries with timestamps

CS:GO - output: Unknown command "con_timestamp"
CS:GO - output: [SM] Value of cvar "con_timestamp": "0"
CS:GO - output: "con_logfile" = "2014-02-07_console.log" ( def. "" )

Seems to work perfect.

I can change Sm_cvar con_timestamp to 1, (does not hurt ) but I don´t understand the reason why it is necessary - since it seems to work flawlessly.

[Bacardi]

you get "date" in every console output line in log file.

[El Curioso]

Ok, perfect, thanks for explanation!