---
name: "profanity-log"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-log"
---

# profanity-log(1)

## NAME

/log

## DESCRIPTION

Manage profanity log settings.

## SYNOPSIS

/log where

/log rotate on\|off

/log maxsize \<bytes\>

/log shared on\|off

/log level INFO\|DEBUG\|WARN\|ERROR

## ARGUMENTS

**where**

Show the current log file location.

**rotate on\|off**

Rotate log, default on. Does not take effect if you specified a filename yourself when starting Profanity.

**maxsize \<bytes\>**

With rotate enabled, specifies the max log size, defaults to 10485760 (10MB).

**shared on\|off**

Share logs between all instances, default: on. When off, the process id will be included in the log filename. Does not take effect if you specified a filename yourself when starting Profanity.

**level INFO\|DEBUG\|WARN\|ERROR**

Set the log level. Default is INFO. Only works with default log file, not with user provided log file during startup via -f.