Log File

A file maintained on a server in which details of all file accesses are stored. Analysing log files can be a powerful way to find out about a web site's visitors, where they come from and which queries are used to access a site.Various software packages are available to analyse log files, and some are listed below.

All accesses to a web site can be logged by the web server. Data that is usually logged includes date and time, filename accessed, user's IP address, referring web page, user's browser software and version, and cookie data.

A coverage or workspace history file containing a list of all commands used to operate on a coverage or all commands used in the workspace.