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+# Global settings
+settings:
+  compress: true          # Whether to compress rotated files
+  compressFormat: "gzip"  # only gzip is implemented 
+  createNew: true         # Whether to create a new log file after rotation
+  createMode: "0644"      # File permissions for the new log file
+
+# Log file definitions
+logs:
+  - path: "./test.log"
+    rotateOnSize: 1MB
+    retentionCount: 3    
+    rotateOnAge: 6s      
+    compress: false
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