diff --git a/src/main/resources/logging.properties b/src/main/resources/logging.properties
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+++ b/src/main/resources/logging.properties
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+handlers= java.util.logging.FileHandler
+.level= INFO
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.level = INFO
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern = totalngrams.log
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.limit = 50000
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.count = 1
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
+# java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format=%4$s: %5$s [%1$tc]%n
+java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format="%1$tb %1$td, %1$tY %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS %1$Tp %2$s%n%4$s: %5$s%n"