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-This menu allows you to view the **last 25/50/100** lines in FreshTomato's system log, or even the entire contents of the log file** (View All)**.\\  The size of **All** is based on the Logging setting you manually configure.((+This menu lets you view the **last 25/50/100** lines in FreshTomato's system log, or even the entire contents of the log file** (View All)**.\\ The size of **All** is based on the Logging setting you manually configure.((
  The size of the log (file size) is determined by your uptime (how long your system has been creating log entries).  Logging configuration determines **maximum** size.  The size of the log (file size) is determined by your uptime (how long your system has been creating log entries).  Logging configuration determines **maximum** size.
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- \\ Clicking on the **Scroll to bottom** link will cause the window display to scroll to the last log entry recorded.+ \\ Clicking on the **Scroll to bottom** link will cause the window display to scroll to the last log entry.
  
-By default, log contents are displayed formatted in HTML (as in above screenshot). Some content is color coded, to indicate different types of log entries, such as errors, warnings and so on. Clicking on one of the **Trim to last x entries **links will display only the last x number of entries.+By default, logs are shown formatted in HTML (see above screenshot). Some content is color-coded, to indicate types of log entries, such as errors, or warnings.
  
-Logs can also be displayed as plain text by clicking on any of the **(RAW)** links. Clicking one of these links will display log content trimmed to the last x entries, where x represents the number of log entry lines.+ \\   \\   \\
  
-The filesystem location of the logfile is /var/log/messages.+Clicking on one of the **Trim to last x entries **links will display only the last x number of entries.
  
-The **Filter level** dropdown menu allows you to narrow your view to only the type of messages specified in the menu entry. For example, selecting //Warning// will display only Warning messages. If you want to find something more specific, you can type the text you are searching for in the **Find in Syslog** box. The display will automatically adjust to show only log content that includes that text, and words that match the words you've entered will be highlighted in yellow.+ \\
  
-Log contents displayed in HTML have an added feature. If you click on any line in the log, you'll see an orange box to the left of the Refresh Every dropdown menu stating: "Highlighted row copied to clipboard". This is useful when searching the Web for the event, or for posting to a forum to request help.+Logs can be displayed in plain text by clicking on any of the **(RAW)** links. Doing so will display log content trimmed to the last x entries, where x is the number of log entry lines. 
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 +The **Filter level** dropdown narrows your view to only the message types you specify. For example, choosing //Warning// will display only Warning messages. To find something more specific, type your search term in the **Find in Syslog** box. Only log content including that text will be shown. Words that match your entry will be highlighted in yellow. 
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 +Clicking any line in the HTML log display will copy the highlighted row to the clipboard. An orange box beside **Refresh Every** will appear, stating: "Highlighted row copied to clipboard". This is useful when searching the Web for the event, or when requesting help somewhere on the Tomato or other forums. 
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 You can **download** the log to your local device. The saved log will be in plain text format. You can **download** the log to your local device. The saved log will be in plain text format.
  
-**Logging Configuration: **This takes you to the [[:logging|Logging]]// //menu, where you can can configure system logging and Web Monitor settings.+ \\
  
-The value selected in the **Refresh Every** dropdown menu will specify how often FreshTomato refreshes the main Logs screen. The default setting refreshes them once every second. Clicking on the **Refresh** button between Refresh periods forces the dispaly to refresh.+**Logging Configuration: **This takes you to the [[admin-log|Logging]]// //menu, where you can can configure logging and Web Monitoring settings.
  
-Clicking **Stop** will pause the display of new Log entries. The page won't display new entries until you click **Refresh** again.+Consider logging to USB storage or other permanent media. Doing so has many benefits, such as helping to pinpoint where problems arose in time.
  
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 +The value chosen in **Refresh Every** specifies how often FreshTomato refreshes the main Logs screen. The default is once per second. Clicking **Refresh** forces a display refresh, even between automatic refresh periods.
  
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 +Clicking **Stop** pauses the display of new Log entries. New entries won't be displayed until you click **Refresh** again.
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 +The (plain text) log file can be found at:  "/var/log/messages". \\
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