Where Does WeeChat Store Chat Logs?
WeeChat files IRC logs per server and channel in a logs folder beside its config, one file per day.
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WeeChat keeps its whole life in ~/.weechat. Config files, scripts, and the logs directory share that home, which makes the client trivially portable as a single folder.
The logger plugin writes one file per channel per day under a server directory, so history browses like a calendar. Filenames carry the date, channels sort by network first. Copying .weechat to a new machine moves config, scripts, and years of logs in one command.
Where WeeChat stores this, by platform
~/.weechat/logs
Logs sort by server then channel with daily files. weechat.conf, irc.conf, and logger settings sit in the same home directory.
~/.weechat/logs
Same layout as Linux. Homebrew and MacPorts installs share this location with no macOS specific moves.
Frequently asked questions
Logging stopped but I changed nothing. Why?
Check the logger plugin with /plugin. WeeChat logs through that plugin, and an unloaded logger means silence with no error. Reload it and logging resumes from that moment, not retroactively.
Can I read the logs outside WeeChat?
Yes for reading: the files are plain text with timestamps. Open them anywhere. Long channels accumulate thousands of small files, so archive by year when the folder gets unwieldy.
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