Re: org-mode as a logging target

[Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com>]

Take my upvote!

+1

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 09:09:01PM +0200, Diego Zamboni wrote:
> This is actually pretty cool! Thanks for the tip,
> --Diego
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:39 PM Meng Weng Wong <mengwong@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've been enjoying a featherweight alternative to log levels, made
> > possible by org-mode.
> >
> > Try this the next time you write a little throwaway command-line utility
> > script:
> >
> > Step 1: Add asterisks to the front of your printf traces.
> >
> > Step 2: Tee your STDOUT / STDERR to a file named log.org
> >
> > Step 3: Open the log file in org-mode.
> >
> > Step 4: Rejoice!
> >
> > Optional: You can tail the logfile with M-x auto-revert-mode.
> >
> > This illustration uses a Github scraper as an example:
> > https://github.com/mengwong/git-scrape
> > https://twitter.com/mengwong/status/1274236595109982208
> >
> > This is no substitute for real structured logging, of course :)
> >
> > That is all.
> >
> >


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