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By default, Docker client is not in debug mode. How to enable it?

   > docker info

    ..
    Debug Mode (client): false
    Debug Mode (server): true
    ..

If I try following docker --help

docker -D version

I get indeed

Debug Mode (client): true
Debug Mode (server): true

But then, how can I access log messages? The following for example does not seem to bring any debug statements to the console:

PS U:\> docker -D -l debug pull ubuntu:16.04
16.04: Pulling from library/ubuntu
75c416ea735c: Pull complete
c6ff40b6d658: Pull complete
a7050fc1f338: Pull complete
f0ffb5cf6ba9: Pull complete
be232718519c: Pull complete
Digest: sha256:a0ee7647e24c8494f1cf6b94f1a3cd127f4
Status: Downloaded newer image for ubuntu:16.04
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  • Try docker -D info, by default it is not enabled and the client is the command you just run...
    – Tensibai
    Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:49
  • you are right - as you suggested, I get "true" for the client as well; but where would I see the debug output for docker pull?
    – Ta Mu
    Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 16:35
  • "docker -D -l debug" - but where do the log messages go?..
    – Ta Mu
    Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 17:38
  • okay please check the updated question.
    – Ta Mu
    Commented Jul 13, 2017 at 6:38
  • Ok, sorry for misunderstanding. docker pull has a special case according to this issue
    – Tensibai
    Commented Jul 13, 2017 at 8:10

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Eventually, using the docker -D -l debug setting for the client I have found the log outputs (apparently currently there are no debug level messages implemented as reported.

C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Docker\log.txt
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