Support a file logging option

[dnjscksdn98]

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Motivation

Currently, there is no execution option to enable file logging. For example storing stdout or stderr to a certain text file. Without this option, it's quite difficult to examine past logs. It seems that Geth already have an option like this. https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/logs

Request

I suggest an execution option that takes a path to a certain text file, for example, --log-path <file path>. When enabled it will sequentially store logs occurred by the node. Log rotation should also be included to prevent massive log file size.

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Yes!

[alindima]

https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/logs

Geth here just suggests redirecting the output to some file of your choice using the classic >> terminal syntax.

I think doing all of this, especially rotating logs, is out of scope for polkadot and can be easily done with external tooling

[bkchr]

Yeah why not just use the normal tooling that your distribution etc provides for this? It already supports all the features you are requesting.

[dnjscksdn98]

Thanks for quick responses. I'll look around for it then 👍