How to write console output to a file?

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By default Houdini prints messages to this floating Houdini Console:



However its content doesn't persist forever. When you print more lines, the oldest lines just disappear.

How could I output the console content to a file so I can have a proper log?

(on Windows)

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One option is to use stream redirection from stdout to the file.
houdini -foreground >> output.log
Or errors from stderr to file.
houdini -foreground 1>>output.log 2>&1

edit: here's also a way to just set an environment variable HOUDINI_ERRORLOG_FILENAME and the minimum error level HOUDINI_ERRORLOG_LEVEL.
Edited by alexwheezy - July 14, 2024 04:54:37
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