use Log::Log4perl; my $logfile = 'clean.log'; unlink $logfile; # ignore errors do { # Isolate # Log configuration. # If you go for interpolation, escape the {} in the pattern or use # different delimiters or something. my $lconf = q{ log4perl.logger = TRACE, ap1 log4perl.appender.ap1 = Log::Log4perl::Appender::File log4perl.appender.ap1.filename = } . $logfile . q' log4perl.appender.ap1.layout = Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout log4perl.appender.ap1.layout.ConversionPattern = %d{yyyyMMdd HH:mm:ss.SSSS} %5p %F{1} %L: %m %n log4perl.appender.ap2 = Log::Log4perl::Appender::Screen log4perl.appender.ap2.layout = Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout log4perl.appender.ap2.layout.ConversionPattern = %d{yyyyMMdd HH:mm:ss.SSSS} %5p %F{1} %L: %m %n '; # unclear, but this MIGHT mean something. Log::Log4perl::init ( \$lconf ) or die "Log init failed"; }; # Isolate my $logger = Log::Log4perl->get_logger('Test');