DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id (#395)

jason-price-mongodb · jason-price-mongodb · web-flow · commit 656ec72d4f67 · 2025-03-27T10:19:51.000-07:00
* DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id * DOCSP-47538-log-path-and-id --------- Co-authored-by: jason-price-mongodb <jshfjghsdfgjsdjh@aolsdjfhkjsdhfkjsdf.com>
diff --git a/source/includes/log-file-location.rst b/source/includes/log-file-location.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Starting in |mdb-shell| 2.4.0, you can use the ``log.getPath()``
+command to view the current log file location. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+   log.getPath()
+
+Example output:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+   :copyable: false
+
+   /Users/jane.doe/.mongodb/mongosh/c2961dbd6b73b052671d9df0_log
+
+The hexadecimal value in the path is the |mdb-shell| log identifier for
+the current session.
diff --git a/source/logs/location.txt b/source/logs/location.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ To view the current log file location, use the :ref:`config API
 After you modify your log file location, you must start a new
 |mdb-shell| session for the change to take effect.
 
+Log File Location
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. include:: /includes/log-file-location.rst
+
 Log File Names
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/source/logs/view.txt b/source/logs/view.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ depends on your operating system.
   
    To change where MongoDB Shell writes logs, see
    :ref:`mongosh-log-location`.
+
+.. include:: /includes/log-file-location.rst
