# Log command outputs

[`Log command outputs` online tutorial](https://arthas.aliyun.com/doc/arthas-tutorials?language=en&id=case-save-log)

::: tip
Log command outputs for later analysis
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- By default, this behavior is turned off. To enable it, execute the command below:

  ```bash
  $ options save-result true
   NAME         BEFORE-VALUE  AFTER-VALUE
  ----------------------------------------
  save-result  false         true
  Affect(row-cnt:1) cost in 3 ms.
  ```

  If the message above is output on the console, then this behavior is enabled successfully.

- Log file path

  The command execution result will be save in `{user.home}/logs/arthas-cache/result.log`. Pls. clean it up regularly to save disk space.

## Use asynchronous job to log

```bash
$ trace Test t >>  &
job id  : 2
cache location  : /Users/zhuyong/logs/arthas-cache/28198/2
```

By doing this, the command will run at background asynchronously, and output the execution result into `~/logs/arthas-cache/{PID}/{JobId}`:

- The background job will continue to run even if the current session is disconnected. The default job timeout value is 1 day, use global '[options](options.md)' command to alternate it.
- The execution result will be output into the file asynchronously. Pls. note the behavior of this command is not controlled by `save-result` option from global [options](options.md). No matter `save-result` is set to `true` or not, this command will write into `~/logs/arthas-cache/{PID}/{JobId}` anyway, instead of into `~/logs/arthas-cache/result.log`.
