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Logging

Command line​

Enable console logging with the --logLevel command line flag.

Hugo has four logging levels:

error : Display error messages only.

hugo --logLevel error

warn : Display warning and error messages.

hugo --logLevel warn

info : Display information, warning, and error messages.

hugo --logLevel info

debug : Display debug, information, warning, and error messages.

hugo --logLevel debug

If you do not specify a logging level with the --logLevel flag, warnings and errors are always displayed.

Template functions​

You can also use template functions to print warnings or errors to the console. These functions are typically used to report data validation errors, missing files, etc.

LiveReload​

To log Hugo's LiveReload requests in your browser, add this query string to the URL when running Hugo's development server:

debug=LR-verbose

For example:

http://localhost:1313/?debug=LR-verbose

Then monitor the reload requests in your browser's dev tools console. Make sure the dev tools "preserve log" option is enabled.