wheels server log

Tail the Wheels development server logs.

Synopsis

wheels server log [options]

Description

The wheels server log command displays and follows the server log output, making it easy to monitor your application's behavior and debug issues.

Options

name

• Type: String

• Description: Name of the server whose logs to display

• Example: wheels server log name=myapp

--follow

• Type: Boolean flag

• Default: true

• Description: Follow log output (like tail -f)

• Example: wheels server log --follow

lines

• Type: Numeric

• Default: 50

• Description: Number of lines to show initially

• Example: wheels server log lines=100

--debug

• Type: Boolean flag

• Description: Show debug-level logging

• Example: wheels server log --debug

Examples

# Follow logs (default behavior)
wheels server log

# Show last 100 lines
wheels server log lines=100

# Show logs without following
wheels server log --follow=false

# Enable debug logging
wheels server log --debug

Log Information

The logs typically include:

• HTTP request/response information

• Application errors and stack traces

• Database queries (if enabled)

• Custom application logging

• Server startup/shutdown messages

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+C - Stop following logs and return to command prompt

• Ctrl+L - Clear the screen (while following)

Notes

• By default, the command follows log output (similar to tail -f)

• Use --debug to see more detailed logging information

• The number of initial lines shown can be customized with the lines parameter

• Logs are stored in the CommandBox server's log directory

Related Commands

• wheels server start - Start the server

• wheels server status - Check server status

• wheels test debug - Debug mode for tests

See Also

• CommandBox Logging Documentation

• Wheels Debugging Guide