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#### Directing Text Streams to Files

`Debug_File=true` | Echo debug info text to `DEBUG.OUT`
`Debug_File=false` | Turn off file output of debug info
`Debug_File=` file | Echo debug info text to file
`+GD` file | Both `Debug_Console=On, Debug_File=`file
`-GD` file | Both `Debug_Console=Off, Debug_File=`file
`Fatal_File=true` | Echo fatal text to `FATAL.OUT`
`Fatal_File=false` | Turn off file output of fatal
`Fatal_File=` file | Echo fatal info text to file
`+GF` file | Both `Fatal_Console=On, Fatal_File=`file
`-GF` file | Both `Fatal_Console=Off, Fatal_File=`file
`Render_File=true` | Echo render info text to `RENDER.OUT`
`Render_File=false` | Turn off file output of render info
`Render_File=` file | Echo render info text to file
`+GR` file | Both `Render_Console=On, Render_File=`file
`-GR` file | Both `Render_Console=Off, Render_File=`file
`Statistic_File=true` | Echo statistic text to `STATS.OUT`
`Statistic_File=false` | Turn off file output of statistics
`Statistic_File=` file | Echo statistic text to file
`+GS` file | Both `Statistic_Console=On, Statistic_File=`file
`-GS` file | Both `Statistic_Console=Off, Statistic_File=`file
`Warning_File=true` | Echo warning info text to `WARNING.OUT`
`Warning_File=false` | Turn off file output of warning info
`Warning_File=` file | Echo warning info text to file
`+GW` file | Both `Warning_Console=On, Warning_File=`file
`-GW` file | Both `Warning_Console=Off, Warning_File=`file
`All_File=true` | Echo all debug, fatal, render, statistic, and warning text to `ALLTEXT.OUT`
`All_File=false` | Turn off file output of all debug, fatal, render, statistic, and warning text.
`All_File=` file | Echo all debug, fatal, render, statistic, and warning text to file
`+GA` file | Both `All_Console=On, All_File=`file
`-GA` file | Both `All_Console=Off, All_File=`file

You may direct a copy of the text streams to a text file for the debug, fatal, render, statistic, or warning text streams. For example the `Statistic_File`=s option or the `+GS` s switch. If the string s is `true` or any of the other valid `true` strings then that stream is redirected to a file with a default name. Valid `true` values are `true`, `yes`, `on` or `1`. If the value is `false` the direction to a text file is turned off. Valid `false` values are `false`, `no`, `off` or `0`. Any other string specified turns on file output and the string is interpreted as the output file name.

Similarly you may specify such a true, false or file name string after a switch such as `+GS` file. You may also direct all five streams to the same file using the `All_File` option or `+GA` switch. You may not specify the same file for two or more streams because POV-Ray will fail when it tries to open or close the same file twice.

Note that these options take effect immediately when specified. Obviously any error or warning messages that might occur before the option is read will not be affected.

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