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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/logcat.jd b/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/logcat.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 546e3ea..0000000 --- a/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/logcat.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,106 +0,0 @@ -page.title=logcat -parent.title=Tools -parent.link=index.html -@jd:body - - <p>The Android logging system provides a mechanism for collecting and viewing system debug - output. Logs from various applications and portions of the system are collected in a series of - circular buffers, which then can be viewed and filtered by the <code>logcat</code> command. You can use - <code>logcat</code> from an ADB shell to view the log messages.</p> - - <p>This document is a reference to the available command line options. For more information on <code>logcat</code>, see - <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/debugging/debugging-log.html">Reading and Writing Logs</a>. -For more - information on accessing <code>logcat</code> from DDMS, instead of the command line, see the documentation for the - <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/debugging/ddms.html">Dalvik Debug Monitor Server</a>. - </p> - - <h3>Syntax</h3> - <pre> -[adb] logcat [<option>] ... [<filter-spec>] ... -</pre> - - <p>You can run <code>logcat</code> as an adb command or directly in a shell prompt - of your emulator or connected device. To view log output using adb, navigate to your SDK - <code>platform-tools/</code> directory and execute:</p> - <pre> -$ adb logcat -</pre> - - <p>You can create a shell connection to a device and execute:</p> - <pre> -$ adb shell -# logcat -</pre> - - <h3>Options</h3> - <p>The following table describes the command line options of <code>logcat</code>.</p> - - <table> - <tr> - <th>Option</th> - - <th>Description</th> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-b <buffer></code></td> - - <td>Loads an alternate log buffer for viewing, such as <code>event</code> or - <code>radio</code>. The <code>main</code> buffer is used by default. See <a href= - "#alternativebuffers">Viewing Alternative Log Buffers</a>.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-c</code></td> - - <td>Clears (flushes) the entire log and exits.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-d</code></td> - - <td>Dumps the log to the screen and exits.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-f <filename></code></td> - - <td>Writes log message output to <code><filename></code>. The default is - <code>stdout</code>.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-g</code></td> - - <td>Prints the size of the specified log buffer and exits.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-n <count></code></td> - - <td>Sets the maximum number of rotated logs to <code><count></code>. The default value - is 4. Requires the <code>-r</code> option.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-r <kbytes></code></td> - - <td>Rotates the log file every <code><kbytes></code> of output. The default value is - 16. Requires the <code>-f</code> option.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-s</code></td> - - <td>Sets the default filter spec to silent.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><code>-v <format></code></td> - - <td>Sets the output format for log messages. The default is <code>brief</code> format. For a - list of supported formats, see <a href="#outputformat">Controlling Log Output - Format</a>.</td> - </tr> - </table> |