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+# Set root logger level to DEBUG and its only appender to A1.
+log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, A1
+
+# A1 is set to be a ConsoleAppender.
+log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+
+# A1 uses PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
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