Application to create a log file?

[katybug]

I am a mac newbie and I used to use Notepad to create log files like this: How to Use Notepad to Create a Log File

Is there something comparable on Mac?

 

[angelwatt]

Seems pretty straight forward, just save a text document with a .log extension.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Some of the various text editors out there for the Mac make log file creation easier with the ability to auto-insert a date/time stamp.

 

[katybug]

Seems pretty straight forward, just save a text document with a .log extension.

It doesn't really work like that in mac. I tried already and it didn't work so I was wondering if it was a mac issue or a user issue. Do you have experience making a log file that you can share?

Some of the various text editors out there for the Mac make log file creation easier with the ability to auto-insert a date/time stamp.

Can you make a recommendation?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

It doesn't really work like that in mac. I tried already and it didn't work so I was wondering if it was a mac issue or a user issue. Do you have experience making a log file that you can share?



Can you make a recommendation?

Yup! jEdit can do this. The command in the menu bar is Macros -> Text -> Insert Date.

 

[angelwatt]

TextWrangler has an option for inserting the current date, and it's free. In TextWrangler's paid version, BBEdit (and might be possible from TW), you can write scripts to run at certain events, such as opening the file. That could potentially do what you need.

 

[Nischal7]

I am a mac newbie and I used to use Notepad to create log files like this: How to Use Notepad to Create a Log File

Is there something comparable on Mac?

Well, the answer is YES! The way you can do it is my going to the folder/directory you want to add your .log file and open up your terminal and just type "touch name.log" NOTE: I'm just putting a random 'name' as to show you a sample.