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authorKristian Aune <kraune@verizonmedia.com>2024-05-07 16:01:08 +0200
committerKristian Aune <kraune@verizonmedia.com>2024-05-07 16:01:08 +0200
commit986aeed746202999dc8859d376d5445348638bc1 (patch)
treea6c86763f9d32003e504f00a21b3151a487c541c
parentc58223801f86cbffcbfa9caedc3da5be02daa43e (diff)
More help text for vespa logkkraune/logs
-rw-r--r--client/go/internal/cli/cmd/log.go6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/client/go/internal/cli/cmd/log.go b/client/go/internal/cli/cmd/log.go
index 77ef7f68130..4ae693edc33 100644
--- a/client/go/internal/cli/cmd/log.go
+++ b/client/go/internal/cli/cmd/log.go
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ func newLogCmd(cli *CLI) *cobra.Command {
The logs shown can be limited to a relative or fixed period. All timestamps are shown in UTC.
Logs for the past hour are shown if no arguments are given.
+
+This command is not supported for a local endpoint.
+Make note of the container name used to serve the local endpoint, often called "vespa" in the examples,
+then run the container command to dump logs, like:
+* docker exec vespa vespa-logfmt # dump logs from Docker container named "vespa"
+* podman exec vespa vespa-logfmt # likewise, for containers running using Podman
`,
Example: `$ vespa log 1h
$ vespa log --nldequote=false 10m