Chapter 3. Running Lire
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## Chapter 3. Running Lire

This chapter describes the various ways that you can use Lire to process log files to generate reports. The next chapter (Chapter 4, Using DLF Stores) explains how you can set up your system to process your log files automatically at regular interval.

## Lire's configuration system

Lire holds its configuration in XML files. To change Lire settings, simply fire up lire from a terminal and select the Lire → Preferences menu. From there you can change various settings. To save your customized configuration file, press the OK button. Otherwise your changes will be saved in the file ``HOME`/.lire/config.xml`. These settings will only affect your account.

From the Preferences screen, you can change the path to all the external programs that Lire used. This is useful if you installed external programs that weren't present when you built and installed Lire. It is also the place to tweak various settings affecting how the reports are generated.

The list and purpose of each setting is described in the help window while using the tool. The lire command is also used to manage DlfStores, described more fully in the chapter (Chapter 4, Using DLF Stores).

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