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wheels server log (Coming Soon)

This command may not work as expected. A complete and stable version is coming soon.

Tail the Wheels development server logs.

Synopsis

wheels server log [options]

Description

The wheels server log command displays and follows the server log output, making it easy to monitor your application's behavior and debug issues.

Options

name

  • Type: String
  • Description: Name of the server whose logs to display
  • Example: wheels server log name=myapp

--follow

  • Type: Boolean flag
  • Default: true
  • Description: Follow log output (like tail -f)
  • Example: wheels server log --follow

lines

  • Type: Numeric
  • Default: 50
  • Description: Number of lines to show initially
  • Example: wheels server log lines=100

--debug

  • Type: Boolean flag
  • Description: Show debug-level logging
  • Example: wheels server log --debug

Examples

# Follow logs (default behavior)
wheels server log

# Show last 100 lines
wheels server log lines=100

# Show logs without following
wheels server log --follow=false

# Enable debug logging
wheels server log --debug

Log Information

The logs typically include:

  • HTTP request/response information
  • Application errors and stack traces
  • Database queries (if enabled)
  • Custom application logging
  • Server startup/shutdown messages

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+C - Stop following logs and return to command prompt
  • Ctrl+L - Clear the screen (while following)

Notes

  • By default, the command follows log output (similar to tail -f)
  • Use --debug to see more detailed logging information
  • The number of initial lines shown can be customized with the lines parameter
  • Logs are stored in the CommandBox server's log directory

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