This makes it much easier to perform repeated analysis and search on logs captured to cover important events, such as crashes and problems.
shutdown
How to interpret the code numbers written into your Mac’s log to indicate the reason for shutting down, restarting, or going to sleep.
Sometimes you can’t use the menu command, or it doesn’t work. What do you try next?
How to understand Console’s log entries for a normal shutdown, and a normal startup.
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