Locating mutt logs

[Will Yardley]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 12:15:12AM +0100, Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 16/07/2024 00:03, Will Yardley wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 11:51:19PM +0100, Peter Flynn wrote:
> > > 
> > > Is it possible to turn logging on without having to compile my own mutt from
> > > source? Or should I look for logs elsewhere?
> > 
> > Somewhat depends whether your build has debug enabled, but first thing
> > to try would probably be to run with "-d N" (like "-d 3", for example).
> 
> I tried that but it doesn't appear to do anything different.
> 
> *Where* would it put such debug information? Clearly not to the terminal.
 
>From `mutt --help`:
  -d <level>	log debugging output to ~/.muttdebug0

from mutt(1)
https://linux.die.net/man/1/mutt

-d level
    If mutt was complied with +DEBUG log debugging output to ~/.muttdebug0. Level can range from 1-5 and effects verbosity. A value of 2 is recommended. 

> BTW does Mutt generate *any* logs at all by default (I don't mean debug
> logs).

No, not in my understanding; anything that mutt tells you would go to
stdout / stderr / the terminal AFAIK.

w