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lnav

lnav

lnav.org

Log file viewer.

Log managementOpen Source
Our review

What we like

Point at a directory and it auto-detects file formats, parses, colorizes, merges, and displays them in your terminal. Can pretty print structured data e.g. JSON. Search as you type also streams in new log lines. Sessions can be restored. Query and filter the logs with SQL, which includes “virtual tables” to allow for comments, tags, and bookmarking.

What we don't like

Official downloads don’t include Arm binaries (although the macOS version via Homebrew is compiled for Apple Silicon). Does not inherit the terminal theme - need to configure custom colors separately.

Reviewed: 2023-01-05

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