log4j in maven testng

1. Add dependency in the pom.xml

2. Create log4j.proprties in the resource folder under/test folder

3. Copy paste the below code in the log4j.proparties file:
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#Set level log4j.rootCategory=debug, console, file # Appender which writes to console log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss} %F %-5p [%t] %c{2} %L - %m%n # Appender which writes to a file log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender log4j.appender.file.File=application.log # Defining maximum size of a log file log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=10mb log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=10 log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %5p [%t] %c{1}:%L - %m%n log4j.appender.file.Append=false

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4. run the test

5. Refresh the project folder
application log folder is created > open that file to see logs