> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://run-ai-docs.nvidia.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://run-ai-docs.nvidia.com/self-hosted/reference/cli/runai/runai-inference-distributed-logs.md). # runai inference distributed logs view logs of a distributed inference workload ``` runai inference distributed logs [WORKLOAD_NAME] [flags] ``` ## Examples ``` # Get logs for a workload runai inference distributed logs # Get logs for a specific pod in a workload runai inference distributed logs --pod= # Get logs for a specific container in a workload runai inference distributed logs --container= # Get the last 100 lines of logs runai inference distributed logs --tail=100 # Get logs with timestamps runai inference distributed logs --timestamps # Follow the logs runai inference distributed logs --follow # Get logs for the previous instance of the workload runai inference distributed logs --previous # Limit the logs to 1024 bytes runai inference distributed logs --limit-bytes=1024 # Get logs since the last 5 minutes runai inference distributed logs --since=300s # Get logs since a specific timestamp runai inference distributed logs --since-time=2023-05-30T10:00:00Z # Wait up to 30 seconds for a workload to be ready for logs runai inference distributed logs --wait-timeout=30s ``` ## Options ``` -c, --container string The name of the container within the pod. -f, --follow Stream logs in real time. -h, --help help for logs --limit-bytes int Maximum bytes of logs to return. Defaults to no limit (e.g, 20, 2000). --name string The name of the workload. Must match the name used at submission. --pod string The pod ID. If not specified, the first pod will be used. --previous Show logs from the previous instance of the pod, if it was restarted. -p, --project string Specify the project for the command to use. Defaults to the project set in the context, if any. Use 'runai project set ' to set the default. --since duration Show logs newer than a relative duration (e.g., 5s, 2m, 3h). --since-time string Show logs generated after a specific RFC3339 timestamp (e.g. 2025-05-25T14:30:00Z). -t, --tail int The number of log lines to display from the end of the logs. Use -1 to show all lines. (default -1) --timestamps Include timestamps in log output. --wait-timeout duration Timeout while waiting for the workload to become ready for log streaming (e.g., 5s, 2m, 3h). ``` ## Options inherited from parent commands ``` --config-file string config file name; can be set by environment variable RUNAI_CLI_CONFIG_FILE (default "config.json") --config-path string config path; can be set by environment variable RUNAI_CLI_CONFIG_PATH -d, --debug enable debug mode -q, --quiet enable quiet mode, suppress all output except error messages --verbose enable verbose mode ``` ## SEE ALSO * [runai inference distributed](/self-hosted/reference/cli/runai/runai-inference-distributed.md) - Runs multiple coordinated inference processes across multiple nodes. Required for models too large to run on a single node. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://run-ai-docs.nvidia.com/self-hosted/reference/cli/runai/runai-inference-distributed-logs.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.