Rex::Logger - Logging Module
This module is the logging module. You can define custom logformats.
$Rex::Logger::format = '[%D] %s'; # will output something like # [2012-04-12 18:35:12] Installing package vim $Rex::Logger::format = '%h - %D - %s'; # will output something like # srv001 - 2012-04-12 18:35:12 - Installing package vim
Setting this variable to 1 will enable debug logging.
$Rex::Logger::debug = 1;
If you set this variable to 1 nothing will be logged.
$Rex::Logger::silent = 1;
You can define the logging format with the following parameters.
%D - Appends the current date yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss
%h - The target host
%p - The pid of the running process
%l - Loglevel (INFO or DEBUG)
%s - The Logstring
Default is: [%D] %l - %s
To install Rex, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Rex
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Rex
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.