• Table of contents
• Logging Options
  • Log Channels
  • Log Private Chat
  • Log Servers
  • Log hidden events
  • Edit logs in Default Editor
  • Edit logs in Custom Editor
  • Make separate folder for each server
  • Strip mIRC tags
  • Use Timestamp
  • Use server-time when available
  • Use line colors
  • Log Nickcolumn character
  • Log link character
  • Log session start/close
  • Lock files
  • LogFolder
  • Timeformat
  • FileName
  • Rotated filename
  • Restore last [X] messages in private windows
  • Restore last [X] messages in channel windows
  • Separate logs
  • Trim logs at [X] kb
  • Split log files at [X] kb
  • Remove log files older than [x] days
  • Disable logging for channel/private windows
  • Always log channel/private windows
• Log Events
  • Messages
  • Joins
  • Modes
  • Parts
  • Topics
  • Quits
  • Ctcps
  • Kicks
  • Nicks

Logging Options¶

See also /log.

Log Channels¶

When enabled, logs all channel windows.

Log Private Chat¶

When enabled, logs all private windows.

Log Servers¶

When enabled, logs all server windows.

Log hidden events¶

When enabled, logs all events hidden by Events Options.

Edit logs in Default Editor¶

Opens log files for editing in the default editor.

Edit logs in Custom Editor¶

Opens log files for editing in the specified custom editor.

Make separate folder for each server¶

When enabled, will create a sub folder with the network name and save the logfile there.

Strip mIRC tags¶

When enabled, Removes all control codes from the message before logging.

Use Timestamp¶

When enabled, adds a timestamp with the specified Timeformat to the message before logging.

Use server-time when available¶

If enabled, the logged line will be logged with the timestamp retrieved from the server when the IRCv3 server-time cap is used, otherwise the current localtime is used.

Use line colors¶

When enabled, the line colors used for the message will be added to the log.

Log Nickcolumn character¶

When enabled, the Nickcolumn character used to separate timestamp/nick from the message will be saved and correctly restored.

Log link character¶

When enabled, the link character used to style links in a message will be saved and correctly restored.

Log session start/close¶

When enabled, session start and close date will be logged to the logfile.

Lock files¶

When enabled, all logfiles in use are locked until the associated window is closed.

LogFolder¶

The Folder to save the log files.

Timeformat¶

The time format to use when Use Timestamp is enabled.

Click the Show date/time variables link to see available variables, these variables ONLY work for the timestamp, not for the filename.

FileName¶

The filename to use for logs,

Variables available:

$network - The network name associated with the log window.
$channel - The channel/query name associated with the log window.
$date - Current date in the yyyymmdd format.
$mdate - Current date in the yyyymm format.

Date/time/other variables are not available to keep the filenames predictable for restore logs.

Rotated filename¶

The filename to use for logs when Split log files at [X] is enabled and the log is to be rotated,

Variables available:

$network - The network name associated with the log window.
$channel - The channel/query name associated with the log window.
$date - Current date in the yyyymmdd format.
$count - A incremental number based on number of files with the same filename minus the $count number.

Date/time/other variables are not available to keep the filenames predictable for restore logs.

Restore last [X] messages in private windows¶

If enabled, the last [X] messages from the log files will be restored when a private window is opened.

Restore last [X] messages in channel windows¶

If enabled, the last [X] messages from the log files will be restored when a channel window is opened.

Separate logs¶

When enabled, save the logfiles in a subfolder based on the selected interval.

Daily = YYYY-MM-DD.
Weekly = YYYY-WW.
Monthly = YYYY-MM.
Yearly = YYYY.

Trim logs at [X] kb¶

When enabled and a log file becomes bigger than [X] kilobytes, it will be trimmed to fit the specified size.

Cannot be used with split log files.

Split log files at [X] kb¶

When enabled and a log file becomes bigger than [X] kilobytes, it will be renamed to Rotated filename and a new log created.

Cannot be used with trim log files.

Remove log files older than [x] days¶

When enabled, all log files not modified since [x] days ago will be removed when AdiIRC exits.

Disable logging for channel/private windows¶

Channels and users in this list will not be logged.

Per server settings can be added using network:#channel syntax.

These windows ignores/overrides the "Log channels/servers/Log privatechat" option.

Can also be toggled by right-clicking the window in Switchbar/Treebar -> Logging.

Always log channel/private windows¶

Channels and users in this list will always be logged, regardless of the Log Channels and Log Privatechat options.

Per server settings can be added using network:#channel syntax.

These windows ignores/overrides the "Log channels/servers/Log privatechat" option.

Can also be toggled by right-clicking the window in Switchbar/Treebar -> Logging.

Log Events¶

If Log hidden events is enabled, these options are ignored.

Default = Log event if logging is enabled for the channel.
On = Log event in channels even if logging for the channel is disabled.
Off = Never log event in channels even if logging for the channel is enabled.

Messages¶

Log regular messages.

Joins¶

Log when a user joins a channel.

Modes¶

Log when a user changes channel modes.

Parts¶

Log when a user leaves a channel.

Topics¶

Log when a user changes a channel topic.

Quits¶

Log when a user quits irc.

Ctcps¶

Log when a user sends a ctcp request.

Kicks¶

Log when a user is kicked from a channel.

Nicks¶

Log when a user changes nick.