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operations:documentation.logmonitor_v3 [2017/08/14 14:18] Jesse Swan |
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The first step is to make sure eRemoteCtrl is recording a log, or that you've started Dave's stream_log script. If you want to use the eRemoteCtrl log but don't know it's name, try <code>ls -lrt /vlbobs/ivs/logs | tail -20</code> and look for a likely named file. | The first step is to make sure eRemoteCtrl is recording a log, or that you've started Dave's stream_log script. If you want to use the eRemoteCtrl log but don't know it's name, try <code>ls -lrt /vlbobs/ivs/logs | tail -20</code> and look for a likely named file. | ||
- | Usage:<code>pcfs_log_monitor_test.pl [-a <antenna ID [Hb|Ho|Ke|Yg|Ht]>] [-n (no GUI)] [-f <log file name>]</code> | + | Usage:<code>pcfs_log_monitor_test.pl [-a <antenna ID [Hb|Ho|Ke|Yg|Ht]>] [-n (no GUI)] [-f <log file name>] [-p <path to file (default /vlbobs/ivs/logs/)>] |
+ | </code> | ||
* Specifying ''-n'' will start it in the text-based mode | * Specifying ''-n'' will start it in the text-based mode | ||
- | * Note: this was causing a bug where any file path specified other than /vlbobs/ivs/log/ would result in an error message and program exit. Since I wanted to run this on (e.g.,) /tmp/ke.log I modified /tmp/ to be the default path instead for the script, to change just edit the script located at $which pcfs_log_monitor_test.pl | + | * Note: this was causing a bug where any file path specified other than ''/vlbobs/ivs/log/'' would result in an error message and program exit. Since I wanted to run this on (e.g.,) ''/tmp/ke.log'' I modified the script to allow an optional argument for the path ''-p'' which defaults to ''/vlbobs/ivs/log/''. |
- | * The log file name can be specified with a full path but if you just give the file name, the program will look for it in ''/vlbobs/ivs/logs'' | + | * usage would now be for a file in ''/vlbobs/ivs/logs/'' <code>pcfs_log_monitor_test.pl -n -a ke -f r1234ke_erc.log</code> as before, but for a file in (e.g.,) ''/tmp/'' <code>pcfs_log_monitor_test.pl -n -a ke -f ke.log -p /tmp/</code> |
+ | * The log file name can be specified with a full path but if you just give the file name, the program will look for it in ''/vlbobs/ivs/logs/'' | ||
For example: | For example: |