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 ### --log-level LEVEL ###
 
-This sets the log level for rclone.  The default log level is `INFO`.
+This sets the log level for rclone.  The default log level is `NOTICE`.
 
 `DEBUG` is equivalent to `-vv`. It outputs lots of debug info - useful
 for bug reports and really finding out what rclone is doing.