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## Why The TUI currently creates a shared plaintext `codex-tui.log` under the default log directory. That append-only file can keep growing across runs even though the TUI already records diagnostics in bounded local stores. Make the plaintext file log an explicit troubleshooting choice instead of a default side effect. This is possible because logs are also stored in the DB with proper rotation ## What changed - Only install the TUI file logging layer when `log_dir` is explicitly set. - Remove the prior `codex-tui.log` at startup before an opt-in file layer is created. - Clarify the `log_dir` config/schema text and `docs/install.md` example so users opt in with `codex -c log_dir=...` when they need a plaintext log.
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## Installing & building
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### System requirements
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| Requirement | Details |
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| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Operating systems | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11 **via WSL2** |
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| Git (optional, recommended) | 2.23+ for built-in PR helpers |
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| RAM | 4-GB minimum (8-GB recommended) |
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### DotSlash
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The GitHub Release also contains a [DotSlash](https://dotslash-cli.com/) file for the Codex CLI named `codex`. Using a DotSlash file makes it possible to make a lightweight commit to source control to ensure all contributors use the same version of an executable, regardless of what platform they use for development.
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### Build from source
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```bash
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# Clone the repository and navigate to the root of the Cargo workspace.
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git clone https://github.com/openai/codex.git
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cd codex/codex-rs
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# Install the Rust toolchain, if necessary.
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curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
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source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
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rustup component add rustfmt
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rustup component add clippy
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# Install helper tools used by the workspace justfile:
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cargo install --locked just
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# Install nextest for the `just test` helper.
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cargo install --locked cargo-nextest
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# Build Codex.
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cargo build
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# Launch the TUI with a sample prompt.
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cargo run --bin codex -- "explain this codebase to me"
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# After making changes, use the root justfile helpers (they default to codex-rs):
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just fmt
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just fix -p <crate-you-touched>
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# Run the relevant tests (project-specific is fastest), for example:
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just test -p codex-tui
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# `just test` runs the test suite via nextest:
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just test
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# Avoid `--all-features` for routine local runs because it increases build
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# time and `target/` disk usage by compiling additional feature combinations.
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```
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## Tracing / verbose logging
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Codex is written in Rust, so it honors the `RUST_LOG` environment variable to configure its logging behavior.
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The TUI records diagnostics in bounded local stores by default. Set `log_dir` explicitly to enable a plaintext TUI log for a run:
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```bash
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codex -c log_dir=./.codex-log
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tail -F ./.codex-log/codex-tui.log
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```
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The non-interactive mode (`codex exec`) defaults to `RUST_LOG=error`, but messages are printed inline, so there is no need to monitor a separate file.
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See the Rust documentation on [`RUST_LOG`](https://docs.rs/env_logger/latest/env_logger/#enabling-logging) for more information on the configuration options.
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