title: Problem getting Java to write logs to file
body: <p>I am very new to java and coding so please understand that I am very naive when it comes to this stuff. </p>
  
  <p>I am trying to get Java to write logs to a .txt file. I have been researching this for hours and my brain hurts too much to keep looking. I am hoping you guys can look at this and tell me what is wrong. Below is the code. This is being written on my Mac for the time being but ultimately I will have it run on Windows.</p>
  
  <pre><code>import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
  import java.util.logging.Logger;
  import java.util.logging.Level;
  
  public class WriteLogEntriesToLogFile extends Login {
  
      public WriteLogEntriesToLogFile(String[] args) throws Exception {
  
          boolean append = true;
          FileHandler handler = new FileHandler("Test.logon.log.txt");
  
          Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("/Downloads/log.txt");
          logger.addHandler(handler);
  
          logger.severe("severe message");
  
    logger.warning("warning message");
  
    logger.info("info message");
  
    logger.config("config message");
  
    logger.fine("fine message");
  
    logger.finer("finer message");
  
    logger.finest("finest message");
  
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I definitely feel like I am missing something (or a lot of somethings). Any assistance is appreciated!</p>