diff --git a/log4j/pom.xml b/log4j/pom.xml
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+ 3.3
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+ UTF-8
+ true
+ true
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diff --git a/log4j/src/main/java/com/baeldung/log4j/Log4jExample.java b/log4j/src/main/java/com/baeldung/log4j/Log4jExample.java
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+package com.baeldung.log4j;
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+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
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+public class Log4jExample {
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+ private final static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Log4jExample.class);
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+ public static void main(String[] args) {
+ logger.trace("Trace log message");
+ logger.debug("Debug log message");
+ logger.info("Info log message");
+ logger.error("Error log message");
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
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diff --git a/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/log4j/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
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+ # Console appender
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+ # Pattern of log message for console appender
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+ # File appender
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+ # Pattern of log message for file appender
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+ # Override log level for specified package
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diff --git a/log4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/log4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml
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+ # Console appender
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+ # Pattern of log message for console appender
+ %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %m%n
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+ # File appender
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+ # Name of a log file
+ baeldung.log
+ false
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+ # Pattern of log message for file appender
+ %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %m%n
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+ # Override log level for specified package
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