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Often I've used the flags like -lruntime=debug or -lparachain=debug without really understanding how they work. I know that the env_logger crate allows you to specify which crates to emit log messages from like so: RUST_LOG=my_app but what about substrate/polkadot? Does it use env_logger or something else to enable crate level logging? Also, what significance does the string after the -l have? Does it specify, for instance, the crate named parachain in -lparachain=debug?

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-l is essentially the same as RUST_LOG(which we also support BTW). You can pass the following values:

  • One log level (error, warn, info, debug, trace) that applies to all targets.
  • target=log level. The target is what you can specify as target to the logging macros or the crate name if you don't pass a target.

We are using tracing for logging which is a compatible log implementation.

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  • Ah so -l<target> is equivalent to RUST_LOG=target. Strange I've never seen it mentioned before in either log or env_logger docs.
    – Purple_Turtle
    Commented Jan 28, 2023 at 16:34
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    That is a substrate feature not any generic feature (the -l)
    – bkchr ♦
    Commented Jan 28, 2023 at 17:26

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