APRS iGate Logging Idea

[Crazy8]

I am a ham radio operator and have a Raspberry Pi that I am using for an APRS iGate. The software I am using is called Direwolf and the Pi is connected to my handheld (Wouxun KG-UV6D). When an APRS enabled ham radio connects to the iGate, data packets are transmitted between them. That all aside I have an idea I am trying to work on but need some info to get going.
1. I am not sure if Direwolf is logging anything or not so:
A. If Direwolf were logging, is their a way I could find out, like a file format I could search for or a directory to search in? FYI, I am not expecting or assuming any of you will be familiar with Direwolf, which is why I am asking if their is any other way to find out if something is keeping logs.
B. If Direwolf isn't keeping logs, is their a way I could still log the information I am looking for? If it helps Direwolf is started using the "direwolf -p" command. "-p" puts it into KISS mode. I am guessing I will need to do something like "direwolf -p <command to create log of the incoming information>. FYI, some of the info in those packets would be FCC call sign, lat/long coordinates, etc.

In the big picture, I am wanting to eventually create a script that will organize and display the desired information, from the logs, either in the terminal or in a web interface. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

[MrEngman]

How about looking at the user manual here.


MrEngman

[Crazy8]

Well I have done that, of course, and even though it doesn't clearly state the syntax, I do have it in my config and when I run direwolf -p I don't get any errors but I also don't get any file created. I have also tried to do it right from command by running "direwolf -p -l ." When you use the -l option or use the LOGIDR in the config file, their should be a file that gets created which is named "yyyy-mm-dd" where "yyyy" is the current year, "mm" is the current month, and "dd" is the current day. These files are supposed to be created daily.

Since I had mentioned that the documentation doesn't actually show correct syntax, it seems as though it should be (and this is how I have it)

"LOGDIR . source, latitude, longitude, course, system"

Those things after the "." are a few of the options you can use for data you want to log. I have been able to talk with the developer in the past and him and I have worked on a few things but he has been busy and emails have taken longer and longer for him to reply to so I was hoping someone else may have some advice or some things I may be able to try.

[jwl]

It would probably be best to take your questions to the discussion group dedicated to this software. There you will find many people familiar with it and willing to help.

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dir ... ons/topics