-#log4j.rootCategory=debug, globalLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hssf=debug, hssfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hdf=debug, hdfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hpsf=debug, hpsfLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.poifs=debug, poifsLog
-log4j.category.org.apache.poi.util=debug, utilLog
-
-log4j.appender.hssfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.File=build/hssf.log
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.hdfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.File=build/hdf.log
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.File=build/hpsf.log
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.poifsLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.File=build/poifs.log
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
-
-log4j.appender.utilLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
-log4j.appender.utilLog.File=build/util.log
-log4j.appender.utilLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.utilLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+# Set root logger level to FATAL and its only appender to stdout
+log4j.rootLogger=FATAL, stdout
+
+# stdout is set to be a ConsoleAppender.
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+
+# stdout uses PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+
--- /dev/null
+#log4j.rootCategory=debug, globalLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hssf=debug, hssfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hdf=debug, hdfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.hpsf=debug, hpsfLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.poifs=debug, poifsLog
+log4j.category.org.apache.poi.util=debug, utilLog
+
+log4j.appender.hssfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.File=build/hssf.log
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hssfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.hdfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.File=build/hdf.log
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hdfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.File=build/hpsf.log
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.hpsfLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.poifsLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.File=build/poifs.log
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.poifsLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n
+
+log4j.appender.utilLog=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
+log4j.appender.utilLog.File=build/util.log
+log4j.appender.utilLog.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.utilLog.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n