{"id":"da0627c82ce436f0","repo":"BurntSushi/ripgrep","slug":"failed-to-initialize-logger-err","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to initialize logger: {err}","messagePattern":"failed to initialize logger: (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/core/flags/parse.rs","lineNumber":66,"sourceCode":"/// Parse CLI arguments and convert then to their high level representation.\npub(crate) fn parse() -> ParseResult<HiArgs> {\n    parse_low().and_then(|low| match HiArgs::from_low_args(low) {\n        Ok(hi) => ParseResult::Ok(hi),\n        Err(err) => ParseResult::Err(err),\n    })\n}\n\n/// Parse CLI arguments only into their low level representation.\n///\n/// This takes configuration into account. That is, it will try to read\n/// `RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH` and prepend any arguments found there to the\n/// arguments passed to this process.\n///\n/// This will also set one-time global state flags, such as the log level and\n/// whether messages should be printed.\nfn parse_low() -> ParseResult<LowArgs> {\n    if let Err(err) = crate::logger::Logger::init() {\n        let err = anyhow::anyhow!(\"failed to initialize logger: {err}\");\n        return ParseResult::Err(err);\n    }\n\n    let parser = Parser::new();\n    let mut low = LowArgs::default();\n    if let Err(err) = parser.parse(std::env::args_os().skip(1), &mut low) {\n        return ParseResult::Err(err);\n    }\n    // Even though we haven't parsed the config file yet (assuming it exists),\n    // we can still use the arguments given on the CLI to setup ripgrep's\n    // logging preferences. Even if the config file changes them in some way,\n    // it's really the best we can do. This way, for example, folks can pass\n    // `--trace` and see any messages logged during config file parsing.\n    set_log_levels(&low);\n    // Before we try to take configuration into account, we can bail early\n    // if a special mode was enabled. This is basically only for version and\n    // help output which shouldn't be impacted by extra configuration.\n    if let Some(special) = low.special.take() {","sourceCodeStart":48,"sourceCodeEnd":84,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/3fce3b5bb0236da2df6d99672afb8a719642eca7/crates/core/flags/parse.rs#L48-L84","documentation":"Error \"failed to initialize logger: {err}\" thrown in BurntSushi/ripgrep.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/core/flags/parse.rs:66 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the underlying logger error shown in the message","Simplify or remove custom logging configuration (e.g. RUST_LOG) that may be invalid"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"3fce3b5bb0236da2df6d99672afb8a719642eca7","analyzedAt":"2026-08-06T01:39:05.073Z","schemaVersion":2}