log fiels for window computers

[big_daddy2]

what do you do in the target line for a log file on windows?
some people told me you do -logfile "path" and thats it but that didnt work for me, i started it up on a command prompt and it said it did understand it and told me all the other commands...what do i do

[blast]

There isn't a "-logfile" parameter. You'll be redirecting output to a file.

[F687/s]

If you're using cmd.exe (which means anything over Windows Me), you will want to start your server something like:

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bzfs -conf mymap.conf >> log.txt

Unfortunately, BZFS doesn't really say much (unless you screw up). To make it talk, you need to add the -d option. The -d option will output information regarding what the server's doing. Also, you might want to use the -ts option, which timestamps the logs. If you want more *ahem* verbose output, use either -dd or -ddd. If you're truly paranoid, use -dddd.

http://my.bzflag.org/w/BZFS_Command_Line_Options

[blast]

If you're using cmd.exe (which means anything over Windows Me), you will want to start your server something like:

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bzfs -conf mymap.conf >> log.txt

Unfortunately, BZFS doesn't really say much (unless you screw up). To make it talk, you need to add the -d option. The -d option will output information regarding what the server's doing. Also, you might want to use the -ts option, which timestamps the logs. If you want more *ahem* verbose output, use either -dd or -ddd. If you're truly paranoid, use -dddd.

http://my.bzflag.org/w/BZFS_Command_Line_Options

Even MS-DOS supports file redirection just like that. It's not simply a feature of newer versions of the command prompt found in NT based versions of Windows.

Using -dddd in bzfs will generate huge logs in a hurry. I would recommend that for only debugging severe problems.

[big_daddy2]

oh thanks that works! but it only works on a command prompt so its OK....i tried >> (path) first but forgot to put in -d, lol