Add information about logging env. variables (#2692)

License: MIT Signed-off-by: Adam Uhlir <[email protected]>
ipfs · Feb 22, 2019 · 0c4c827 · 0c4c827
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diff --git a/core/commands/log.go b/core/commands/log.go
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ var LogCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		ShortDescription: `
 'ipfs log' contains utility commands to affect or read the logging
 output of a running daemon.
+
+There are also two environmental variables that direct the logging 
+system (not just for the daemon logs, but all commands):
+    IPFS_LOGGING - sets the level of verbosity of the logging. One of: debug, info, warning, error, critical
+    IPFS_LOGGING_FMT - sets formatting of the log output. One of: color, nocolor
 `,
 	},