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+# Clio A simple log redirector for stdout and stderr.
+
+Clio redirects stdout and stderr for a subprocess to paths of your choosing.
+When sent a configurable signal, SIGHUP by default, it will reopen the file
+handles that it is redirecting the output to.
+
+This is handy for use with logrotate or or other log rotation tools where they
+can inform the clio that the logs have been rotated and it's file handles are
+stale.
+
+```sh
+$> clio --help
+A small log redirection utility
+
+Usage: clio [OPTIONS] --err-path <STDERR_PATH> --out-path <STDOUT_PATH> [-- <CMD>...]
+
+Arguments:
+  [CMD]...  Command to run
+
+Options:
+  -e, --err-path <STDERR_PATH>  Path to write stderr to
+  -o, --out-path <STDOUT_PATH>  Path to write stdout to
+      --sig <ROTATED_SIGNAL>    Signal notifiying that the file paths have been rotated [default: sighup] [possible values: sighup, sigusr1, sigusr2]
+  -h, --help                    Print help
+  -V, --version                 Print version
+```
+
+## Example
+
+```sh
+clio --err-path /var/log/app.err.log --out-path /var/log/app.out.log --sig sighup -- app --flag1 --flag2
+```