how to collect vector log

[lhh528634141]

whole vector log are as follows

2025-10-28T12:28:44.201886Z  INFO vector::app: Log level is enabled. level="info"
2025-10-28T12:28:44.203690Z  INFO vector::app: Loading configs. paths=["vector.toml"]
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211231Z  INFO vector::topology::running: Running healthchecks.
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211329Z  INFO vector::topology::builder: Healthcheck passed.
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211349Z  INFO vector: Vector has started. debug="false" version="0.46.0" arch="aarch64" revision="a7429e2 2025-04-08 16:05:37.911631718"
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211352Z  INFO vector::topology::builder: Healthcheck passed.
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211434Z  INFO source{component_kind="source" component_id=file1 component_type=file}: vector::sources::file: Starting file server. include=["/data/log/*.log"] exclude=[]
2025-10-28T12:28:44.211989Z  INFO source{component_kind="source" component_id=file1 component_type=file}:file_server: file_source::checkpointer: Loaded checkpoint data.
2025-10-28T12:28:44.212110Z  INFO source{component_kind="source" component_id=file1 component_type=file}:file_server: vector::internal_events::file::source: Found new file to watch. file=/data/log/1.log
2025-10-28T12:28:44.212819Z  INFO vector::internal_events::api: API server running. address=[::]:8686 playground=off graphql=http://:::8686/graphql

my config is

[sources.internal]
type = "internal_logs"

[sinks.noinfofile]
type = "file"
inputs = [ "internal" ]
path = "/data/log/vector-server/test.log"
[sinks.noinfofile.encoding]
  codec = "text"
"""

and collect log is as follows

Signal received.
Vector has stopped.
Log level is enabled.
Loading configs.
Running healthchecks.
Healthcheck passed.
Vector has started.
Healthcheck passed.
Starting file server.
Loaded checkpoint data.
Found new file to watch.
API server running.
Signal received.
Vector has stopped.

but i want to collect whole log about vector，how to do it my bro

[thomasqueirozb]

This is currently not supported by the internal logs source but could be a nice addition. You can make a PR or a feature request to add a new config flag to the source to support this.

What I would recommend if you really want to capture the output is to pipe vector directly somewhere else. Something like this:

vector --config /path/to/config > logs.txt

This is not ideal but should work - a configuration option would be best. You can probably also get those logs from journald is you are using Vector via systemd