You could provide a patch that either: - Deletes empty files on Log4j shutdown. Would this be an option or always happen? - Creates files on-demand. Would this be an option or always happen?
Gary On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 11:49 PM, Csilla Fabian <csilla.fab...@sde.cz> wrote: > > I have several appenders set up, I'm getting one file for one appender, > but some appenders might be unused by the system, that's why there are > empty log files. > But I think you answered my question, it's not possible to set up the > appender in the XML config file to create the log file only in case if > there's something that needs to be written to it. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ralph Goers" <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > To: "log4j-user" <log4j-user@logging.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:01:55 PM > Subject: Re: Question - RollingFileAppender creates empty files > > The files are created as soon as the output stream is opened. This happens > when the Appender starts. I’d have to see your configuration to understand > why you would be getting multiple files though. > > Ralph > > > On Sep 16, 2015, at 7:23 AM, Csilla Fabian <csilla.fab...@sde.cz> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm using log4j2 RollingFileAppenders to log events of a complex > system. My problem is that empty log files are created for every appender > even if the given subsystem has nothing to write to them. Is there any way > to restrict the number of files using just the XML configuration file? I > could find only programmatic solutions. > > Thank you for the answer. > > > > Regards, > > Csilla Fabian, SDE > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
