I double-click on console.app and it bounces around 40 times then just disappears from the dock. then i double-click it again and it opens right up. the first thing listed is always "Console.app crashed".
In /Library/logs/console, there are files that console.app opens. If console.log is excessively large or corrupt, it might crash the program. You can delete the file but I think it only replaces it on reboot or possibly login. I usually copy /dev/null onto it to get rid of the contents.
it's just like an empty file but a special kind. All you'd do is open the terminal (/Applications/Utilities/terminal.app) and type:
cp /dev/null <filename>
Now instead of typing the filename, it's easier and safer to just drag the file onto the terminal window. So after typing cp /dev/null (leave a space at the end), drag console.log onto the window and hit return.
in my library/logs/console folder there are two items: a folder called 501 and a document called null. inside the 501 folder are documents called console.log and console.log.0 up through console.log.9
in my library/logs/console folder there are two items: a folder called 501 and a document called null. inside the 501 folder are documents called console.log and console.log.0 up through console.log.9
just wondering if that is normal.
thanks marvin.
Yep. What's the last modified date on the document called null?
in my library/logs/console folder there are two items: a folder called 501 and a document called null. inside the 501 folder are documents called console.log and console.log.0 up through console.log.9
just wondering if that is normal.
thanks marvin.
I think what you have done is:
cp /dev/null /Library/logs/Console/501
which would copy a null file into the folder. If you drag the file caled Console.log into the window, it should look like:
The number 501 is the ID of your user. The files like console.log.9 are archives of your console.log. After a certain period of time, the system compresses the console.log.
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thank you!
i'm not sure what "copy /dev/null" onto it means. could you explain that?
thank you!
/dev/null is explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//dev/null
it's just like an empty file but a special kind. All you'd do is open the terminal (/Applications/Utilities/terminal.app) and type:
cp /dev/null <filename>
Now instead of typing the filename, it's easier and safer to just drag the file onto the terminal window. So after typing cp /dev/null (leave a space at the end), drag console.log onto the window and hit return.
just wondering if that is normal.
thanks marvin.
in my library/logs/console folder there are two items: a folder called 501 and a document called null. inside the 501 folder are documents called console.log and console.log.0 up through console.log.9
just wondering if that is normal.
thanks marvin.
Yep. What's the last modified date on the document called null?
in my library/logs/console folder there are two items: a folder called 501 and a document called null. inside the 501 folder are documents called console.log and console.log.0 up through console.log.9
just wondering if that is normal.
thanks marvin.
I think what you have done is:
cp /dev/null /Library/logs/Console/501
which would copy a null file into the folder. If you drag the file caled Console.log into the window, it should look like:
cp /dev/null /Library/logs/Console/501/console.log
The number 501 is the ID of your user. The files like console.log.9 are archives of your console.log. After a certain period of time, the system compresses the console.log.