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  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, log contents are shown formatted in HTML (see above screenshot). Some content is color-coded, to indicate types of log entries, like errors, warnings and so on.
  
-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 log file can be found at:  "/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 lets you narrow your view to only the message type(s) you specify. For example, choosing //Warning// will display only Warning messages. If you want to find something more specific, type your search term in the **Find in Syslog** box. Only log content that includes that text will be displayed. Words that match your entry will be highlighted in yellow.+ \\
  
-If you click any line in the log displayed in HTML, 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 when requesting help somewhere on the Tomato forum or elsewhere.+Logs can 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. 
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 +The **Filter level** dropdown narrows your view to only the message type(s) 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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 +If you click any line in the log displayed in HTML, an orange box to the left of **Refresh Every** appears, 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.
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 **Logging Configuration: **This takes you to the [[admin-log|Logging]]// //menu, where you can can configure logging and Web Monitoring settings. **Logging Configuration: **This takes you to the [[admin-log|Logging]]// //menu, where you can can configure logging and Web Monitoring settings.
  
-The value selected in the **Refresh Every** dropdown specifies how often FreshTomato automatically refreshes the main Logs screen. The default setting refreshes them once every second. Clicking on **Refresh** forces a display refresh, even between automatic refresh periods.+Consider logging to USB storage or other permanent media. Doing so has many benefits.
  
-Clicking **Stop** will pause the display of new Log entries. The page won't display new entries until you click **Refresh** again.+ \\ 
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 +The value chosen in the **Refresh Every** dropdown specifies how often FreshTomato refreshes the main Logs screen. The default setting is once per second. Clicking on **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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