---
name: "Rex::Logger"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "rex"
version: "1.16.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rex::Logger"
---

# Rex::Logger(3pm)

Logging Module

## NAME

Rex::Logger - Logging Module

## DESCRIPTION

This module is the logging module. You can define custom logformats.

## SYNOPSIS

```
 $Rex::Logger::format = '[%D] %s';
 # will output something like
 # [2012-04-12 18:35:12] Installing package vim
 $Rex::Logger::format = '%h - %D - %s';
 # will output something like
 # srv001 - 2012-04-12 18:35:12 - Installing package vim
```

## VARIABLES

- $debug

  Setting this variable to 1 will enable debug logging.

  ```
   $Rex::Logger::debug = 1;
  ```

- $silent

  If you set this variable to 1 nothing will be logged.

  ```
   $Rex::Logger::silent = 1;
  ```

- $format

  You can define the logging format with the following parameters.

  `%D` - Appends the current date yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss

  `%h` - The target host

  `%p` - The pid of the running process

  `%l` - Loglevel (INFO or DEBUG)

  `%s` - The Logstring

  Default is: \[%D\] `%l` - `%s`