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Console Logger

When you invoke msbuild.exe the console logger will be attached by default; you can disable this by using the /noconsolelogger (/noconlog) switch. You can set the verbosity of the console logger using the /verbosity (/v) switch when using msbuild.exe. The defined values for the verbosity are shown in Table 5-1.

Table 5-1. Logger Verbosity

Long Name	Short Name
Quiet	q
Minimal	m
Normal	n
Detailed	d
Diagnostic	diag

When you are specifying the verbosity for either of these loggers you can use the long name or the short name. A common practice is to set the verbosity of the console logger to Minimal and attach file loggers with higher verbosities. That way, the console shows the progress and errors/warnings, and a log file is available for diagnosis. ...