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access_log and access_log.txt

What's the difference?

         

keyplyr

8:51 am on Apr 14, 2002 (gmt 0)

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My server (BSD/Unix/apache) presents the raw logs in two file types for download: access_log and access_log.txt. Both contain the same data and can be used by Analog. What would be a reason for two file types? Any advantages in using one over the other?

Air

12:03 am on Apr 17, 2002 (gmt 0)

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The only reason I can think of is that the .txt extension is widely recognized by many editors as a text file, so it is easily opened because your editor knows what to do with a .txt file.

I would use the access_log file as input to any program, and the .txt file if I was browsing with an editor.

keyplyr

5:20 pm on Apr 18, 2002 (gmt 0)

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Thanks