---
name: "Device::Modem::Log::File"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-device-modem"
version: "1.59-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Device::Modem::Log::File"
---

# Device::Modem::Log::File(3pm)

Text files logging plugin for Device::Modem class

## NAME

Device::Modem::Log::File - Text files logging plugin for Device::Modem class

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Device::Modem;
  my $box = Device::Modem->new( log => 'file', ... );
  my $box = Device::Modem->new( log => 'file,name=/tmp/mymodem.log', ... );
  ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is meant for an example log class to be hooked to `"Device::Modem"` to provide one's favourite logging mechanism. You just have to implement your own `new()`, `write()` and `close()` methods.

Default text file is `"/tmp/modem.log"`. On Windows platforms, this goes into `"%TEMP%/modem.log"` or `"%TMP%/modem.log"`, whichever is defined. By default, if the folder of the log file does not exist, it is created.

This class is loaded automatically by `"Device::Modem"` class when an object is instantiated, and it is the **default** logging mechanism for `"Device::Modem"` class.

Normally, you should **not** need to use this class directly, because there are many other zillions of modules that do logging better than this.

Also, it should be pondered whether to replace `"Device::Modem::Log::File"` and mates with those better classes in a somewhat distant future.

### REQUIRES

Device::Modem

### EXPORTS

None

## AUTHOR

Cosimo Streppone, cosimo@cpan.org

## COPYRIGHT

(C) 2002 Cosimo Streppone, \<cosimo@cpan.org\>

This library is free software; you can only redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

Device::Modem Device::Modem::Log::Syslog