Bug 577978

Summary: Make log files not hidden
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Greg Werner <gjw.biz.2021>
Component: IDEAssignee: Platform-UI-Inbox <Platform-UI-Inbox>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P3 CC: rolf.theunissen
Version: 4.21   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
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Description Greg Werner CLA 2021-12-28 08:43:16 EST 
When searching through logs and configurations (there are many of the latter) it is very difficult to find what one is looking for for debugging purposes.  I ask that .log files become unhidden.  I don't see the need for them to be a hidden file, especially with the amount of times I need to view them.
Comment 1 Rolf Theunissen CLA 2022-01-04 06:21:20 EST 
Changing the location of the log files would be an API change, many user expect it in the current location as it is there for ages.

It is default Linux behavior to hide files starting with a dot. Symbolic links could be provided to redirect from to the dot files, however that is not robust on all platforms.

You can add the symbolic links yourself, when needed. Also, all Linux commands include options to also include dot files in operations.

Furthermore, Eclipse provides the "Error Log" view this allows to explore the entries in the error log from Eclipse itself.