A log4j configuration file sample.
log4j.rootCategory=INFO, stdout, logfile log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %p [%c] - < %m>%n log4j.appender.logfile=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender log4j.appender.logfile.File=/temp/logs/webapplication.log log4j.appender.logfile.MaxFileSize=512KB # Keep three backup files log4j.appender.logfile.MaxBackupIndex=3 log4j.appender.logfile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout #Pattern to output : date priority [category] -line_separator log4j.appender.logfile.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %p [%c] - < %m>%n
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