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@@ -116,27 +116,30 @@ archive, complete with file sizes.
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## Logging
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-By default, borgmatic logs to a local syslog-compatible daemon if one is
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-present and borgmatic is running in a non-interactive console. Where those
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-logs show up depends on your particular system. If you're using systemd, try
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-running `journalctl -xe`. Otherwise, try viewing `/var/log/syslog` or
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-similar.
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-
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-You can customize the log level used for syslog logging with the
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-`--syslog-verbosity` flag, and this is independent from the console logging
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-`--verbosity` flag described above. For instance, to get additional
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-information about the progress of the backup as it proceeds:
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+By default, borgmatic logs to the console. You can enable simultaneous syslog
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+logging and customize its log level with the `--syslog-verbosity` flag, which
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+is independent from the console logging `--verbosity` flag described above.
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+For instance, to enable syslog logging, run:
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```bash
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borgmatic --syslog-verbosity 1
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```
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-Or to increase syslog logging to include debug spew:
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+To increase syslog logging further to include debugging information, run:
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```bash
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borgmatic --syslog-verbosity 2
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```
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+See above for further details about the verbosity levels.
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+Where these logs show up depends on your particular system. If you're using
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+systemd, try running `journalctl -xe`. Otherwise, try viewing
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+`/var/log/syslog` or similar.
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+<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">Prior to version 1.8.3</span>borgmatic
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+logged to syslog by default whenever run at a non-interactive console.
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### Rate limiting
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If you are using rsyslog or systemd's journal, be aware that by default they
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