diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/log/logClient.h b/modules/libcom/src/log/logClient.h
index 6151da118..976bc4544 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/log/logClient.h
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/log/logClient.h
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@
  *      Author:         Jeffrey O. Hill
  *      Date:           080791
  */
-
+/**
+ * \file logClient.h
+ *
+ * \brief Client on the IOC that forwards log messages to the log server
+ *
+ * Together with the program iocLogServer, a log client provides generic 
+ * support for logging text messages from an IOC or other program to the log
+ * server host machine.
+ */
 #ifndef INClogClienth
 #define INClogClienth 1
 #include "libComAPI.h"
@@ -27,15 +35,68 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/** \brief Abstract type that represents handle to the log client
+ */
 typedef void *logClientId;
+
+/** \brief Creates a new log client
+ * 
+ * Starts a background thread to connect to server and returns immediately. 
+ * If a connection cannot be established, an error message is 
+ * printed on the console, but the log client will keep trying to connect in 
+ * the background. This thread will also periodically (every 5 seconds) flush 
+ * pending messages out to the server. 
+ *
+ * \param server_addr log server IP address
+ * \param server_port log server port
+ *
+ * \return log client handle.  
+ */
 LIBCOM_API logClientId epicsStdCall logClientCreate (
     struct in_addr server_addr, unsigned short server_port);
+
+/** \brief Log message
+ *
+ * Logs message to log server.  Messages are not immediately sent to the log 
+ * server. Instead they are sent periodically (every 5 seconds), when the cache 
+ * overflows, or when logClientFlush() is called. If messages can't sent, an error 
+ * message will be printed to stderr
+ *
+ * \param id log client handle
+ * \param message log message
+ */
 LIBCOM_API void epicsStdCall logClientSend (logClientId id, const char *message);
+
+/** \brief Prints debug information about the log client state
+ *
+ * Print information about the log client's internal state
+ * such as, connection status and cache state, to stdout
+ *
+ * \param id log client handle
+ * \param level verbosity level. Level range is from 0 to 2
+ */
 LIBCOM_API void epicsStdCall logClientShow (logClientId id, unsigned level);
+
+/** \brief Flushes all outstanding messages
+ * 
+ * Immediately sends all outstanding messages to the server
+ *
+ * \param id log client handle
+ */
 LIBCOM_API void epicsStdCall logClientFlush (logClientId id);
+
+/** \brief Set prefix to be sent infront of every log message
+ *
+ * Sets a prefix to prepend every log message.  Can only be set
+ * once.  If already set, this function call will be ignored
+ *
+ * \param prefix the prefix
+ */
 LIBCOM_API void epicsStdCall iocLogPrefix(const char* prefix);
 
-/* deprecated interface; retained for backward compatibility */
+/** \brief DEPRECATED
+ * \deprecated deprecated interface; retained for backward compatibility 
+ */
 /* note: implementations are in iocLog.c, not logClient.c */
 LIBCOM_API logClientId epicsStdCall logClientInit (void);