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The log file contains all the actions of the ecFlow server and shows information such as the halt, shutdown etc. It is a pure text file and can easily be processed by other programs. For example ecflowview uses this file to show the timeline window.
The syntax of the log file is fairly simple. For each action in ecFlow a line is output. The format is as follows:
XXX:[HH:MM:SS D.M.YYYY] command:fullname [+additional information]
Where XXX is one of the symbols in the above table. The timestamp inside [] is the system time, not the suite time, which may differ.
Note: that user commands often generate both MSG and LOG level messages. MSG is the command executed and LOG is the effect it had on the node or nodes.
Note: The log file is not removed so it needs to be managed. We tend to compress and archive our log files each day using an ecFlow controlled script.
The log file grows over time and should be managed. You can manipulate the log files using the client command --log. Type ecflow_client --help log for details. This allows you to get,clear,flush or create a new log file.