use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy); use Log::Log4perl::CommandLine qw(:all :noinit handlelogoptions); Log::Log4perl->easy_init($FATAL); handlelogoptions(); TRACE "trace message"; DEBUG "debug message"; INFO "info message"; WARN "warn message"; ERROR "error message"; FATAL "fatal message"; Log::Log4perl::init('log4perl.conf'); handlelogoptions(); TRACE "trace message 2"; DEBUG "debug message 2"; INFO "info message 2"; WARN "warn message 2"; ERROR "error message 2"; FATAL "fatal message 2";