How to avoid .bzr.log (bazaar log file) being created or configure it to be in ~/.bazaar/ instead of ~/?

Question

Is there a way to tell bzr not to log everything into ~/.bzr.log or alternatively configure it to drop the log file into ~/.bazaar/` instead?

Answer 1

The environment variable BZR_LOG allows to

• suppress the creation of the log file by setting it to /dev/null on unixoid systems and NUL on Windows.
• create the log file in an alternative path by pointing it to that path, e.g. export BZR_LOG=$HOME/.bazaar/bzr.log on a Linux.

Configuration:

• In Linux and other unixoid systems you can either use the system-wide setting under /etc/profile or $HOME/.profile (or $HOME/.bash_profile and $HOME/.bashrc.

• In Windows you can set the variable by right clicking Computer then Properties on the desktop, then choosing Advanced system settings in the left pane and from there the button Environment variables. The dialog which pops up (screenshot below) allows you to set new variables or edit existing ones. Here's how it looks on Windows 7:

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Rationale: it took me a while to figure it out and the search term .bzr.log, even when quoted, would end up with pointers to bzr log or this question: Where is the format of the file `.bzr.log` documented? None of this was particularly helpful, so I thought I'd share the found fact Q&A style for future internauts researching that same topic.