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+"""OpenBB Platform CLI utilities."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+HOME_DIRECTORY = Path.home()
+OPENBB_PLATFORM_DIRECTORY = Path(HOME_DIRECTORY, ".openbb_platform")
+SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH = Path(OPENBB_PLATFORM_DIRECTORY, "system_settings.json")
+
+
+def change_logging_sub_app() -> str:
+    """Build OpenBB Platform setting files."""
+    with open(SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH) as file:
+        system_settings = json.load(file)
+
+    initial_logging_sub_app = system_settings.get("logging_sub_app", "")
+
+    system_settings["logging_sub_app"] = "cli"
+
+    with open(SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH, "w") as file:
+        json.dump(system_settings, file, indent=4)
+
+    return initial_logging_sub_app
+
+
+def reset_logging_sub_app(initial_logging_sub_app: str):
+    """Reset OpenBB Platform setting files."""
+    with open(SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH) as file:
+        system_settings = json.load(file)
+
+    system_settings["logging_sub_app"] = initial_logging_sub_app
+
+    with open(SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH, "w") as file:
+        json.dump(system_settings, file, indent=4)