/cfg/log-conf.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration>
    <appender name="fileAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
        <param name="File"   value="log/bruchia.log" />
        <param name="Append" value="true" />
        <param name="MaxFileSize" value="1024KB" />
        <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="10240" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" 
                   value="%d %-5p [%t] %C{2} %M (%F:%L) - %m%n"/>
        </layout>     
    </appender>
    <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern"
                   value="%d %-5p [%t] %C{2} %M (%F:%L) - %m%n"/>
        </layout>     
    </appender>
    
    <category name="org.apache.log4j.xml">
        <priority value="warn" />
        <appender-ref ref="fileAppender" />
        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
    </category>
    
    <logger name="org.apache" >
            <level value ="warn" />
    </logger>
    
    <root>
        <priority value ="info" />
        <appender-ref ref="fileAppender" />
        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
    </root>
</log4j:configuration>
    

initLog method

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private static void initLog() {
    try {
        String configDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "cfg").getAbsolutePath();
        String logConfigFile = new File(configDir, "log-conf.xml").getAbsolutePath();
        String logDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "log").getAbsolutePath();
        String stdoutLogFile = new File(logDir, "stdout.log").getAbsolutePath();
   
        DOMConfigurator.configure(logConfigFile);
        System.setErr(new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(stdoutLogFile)), true));
        System.setOut(new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(stdoutLogFile)), true));
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}