How to write log to file

Question

I\'m trying to write to a log file with Go.

I have tried several approaches, all of which have failed. This is what I have tried:

func TestLogging(t          


        

Answer 1

Declare up top in your global var so all your processes can access if needed.

package main

import (
    "log"
    "os"
)
var (
    outfile, _ = os.Create("path/to/my.log") // update path for your needs
    l      = log.New(outfile, "", 0)
)

func main() {
    l.Println("hello, log!!!")
}