Log file creation if job = success

[Modesty]

Hi

I run this command and not 100% shure of log file creation:

rclone copy /volume1/work/ jotta:work --no-unicode-normalization --progress --log-file=work

Is this only making a log file if there is some errors?

If this is true, what switches should I use to add some status in the log file if rclone job is a success?

M

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@Modesty

Is this only making a log file if there is some errors?

if you use --log-file, then rclone will always try to create the log file.
in some cases, where the command itself is not valid syntax, no log file is created.

@Modesty

If this is true, what switches should I use to add some status in the log file if rclone job is a success?

there are not such flags.
you could check the exit code, same as any app, as documented at https://rclone.org/docs/#exit-code

this example is a valid command and so the exit code is 0

root@hetz04:~# rclone version
rclone v1.62.2
- os/version: ubuntu 22.04 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 5.15.0-76-generic (x86_64)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.20.2
- go/linking: static
- go/tags: none
root@hetz04:~# echo $?
0

this example is not a valid command, so the exit code is non-zero

root@hetz04:~# rclone mistake
Error: unknown command "mistake" for "rclone"
Run 'rclone --help' for usage.
You could use 'rclone selfupdate' to get latest features.

2023/07/26 11:00:44 Fatal error: unknown command "mistake" for "rclone"
root@hetz04:~# echo $?
1

note: could try to parse the log file but should not rely on that.
some apps such as 7zip, add append text such as Everything is Ok, but rclone does not