Jenkins “Console Output” log location in filesystem

Question

I want to access and grep Jenkins Console Output as a post build step in the same job that creates this output. Redirecting logs with >> log.txt is not a

Answer 1

For very large output logs it could be difficult to open (network delay, scrolling). This is the solution I'm using to check big log files:

    https://${URL}/jenkins/job/${jobName}/${buildNumber}/

in the left column you see: View as plain text. Do a right mouse click on it and choose save links as. Now you can save your big log as .txt file. Open it with notepad++ and you can go through your logs easily without network delays during scrolling.