# log
## Syntax ##
## Parameters ##
| | |
| --- | --- |
| `OPEN`: | Opens a log file. |
| `CLOSE`: | Closes a log file. |
| `START`: | Starts logging a log entry. |
| `STOP`: | Stops logging a log entry. |
| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-noopen`: | Saves the entry in the configuration, but doesn't actually start logging. |
| `-autoopen`: | Automatically opens the log at startup. |
| `-window`: | Displays the output to the active window, or the window specified in the targets parameter. |
| `-`: | The server tag the targets must be on. |
| `-targets`: | Logs the specified nicknames or channels. |
| `-colors`: | Also log the color codes of the messages. |
The filename of the log and the levels to match; if no argument is given,
the list of open logs will be displayed.
## Description ##
Opens a log file and stores the messages of the given targets into it; the
log files will be locked so multiple clients cannot log to the same file.
You may use any of the date formats to create a log rotation; we strongly
recommend you to enable autolog if you are interested in keeping logs.
## Examples ##
/LOG OPEN -targets mike ~/irclogs/mike.log MSGS
/LOG OPEN -targets #irssi ~/irclogs/liberachat/irssi-%Y-%m-%d
/LOG CLOSE ~/irclogs/liberachat/irssi-%Y-%m-%d
/LOG STOP ~/irclogs/liberachat/irssi-%Y-%m-%d
/LOG START ~/irclogs/liberachat/irssi-%Y-%m-%d
/SET autolog ON
## References ##
[https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/formats.txt](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/formats.txt)
## See also ##
[SET LOG](/documentation/settings.md#log), [WINDOW LOG](/documentation/help/1.4/window_logging/)